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vella.

boil, boiling, bubbling

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvɛtla]
  1. boil, boiling, bubbling

    feminine
  2. milk that has been boiled until it curdles and forms a reddish thick substance similar to whey cheese

    feminine
  3. a stifling heat

    feminine
  4. the sound made by a whimbrel

    feminine
  5. chatter

    feminine
  6. flattery

    feminine
  7. weakling

    feminine
  8. a small portion (e.g. of coffee)

    feminine
  9. a minor sickness

    feminine
  10. slob

    feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, perhaps also partly from a *wellǭ.

verb[ˈvɛtla]
  1. to boil, cause to simmer

    weak
  2. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel (also figuratively in vella graut, literally “boil porridge”)

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.

verb[ˈvɛtla]
  1. to bubble, to boil, to simmer

    strong · verb
  2. to flow, to well up, to stream

    strong · verb
  3. to be crawling

    strong · verb
  4. to chatter

    strong · verb
  5. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel

    strong · verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną.

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