vella.
boil, boiling, bubbling
Meaning & usage
boil, boiling, bubbling
milk that has been boiled until it curdles and forms a reddish thick substance similar to whey cheese
a stifling heat
the sound made by a whimbrel
chatter
flattery
weakling
a small portion (e.g. of coffee)
a minor sickness
slob
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, perhaps also partly from a *wellǭ.
to boil, cause to simmer
to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel (also figuratively in vella graut, literally “boil porridge”)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.
to bubble, to boil, to simmer
to flow, to well up, to stream
to be crawling
to chatter
to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną.
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