velta

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word velta. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word velta, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say velta in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word velta you have here. The definition of the word velta will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofvelta, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Velta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse velta, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną. More at welt, walt.

Pronunciation

Noun

velta f (genitive singular veltu, nominative plural veltur)

  1. a wallow, roll (instance of rolling)
  2. turnover (amount of money transacted in a time period)

Synonyms

Verb

velta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative valt, third-person plural past indicative ultu, supine oltið)

  1. (intransitive) to roll, tumble

Conjugation

Verb

velta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velti, supine velt)

  1. (transitive) to roll
  2. (transitive) to topple
  3. (transitive) to overturn, to upset
  4. (transitive) to trundle

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

velta

  1. inflection of velte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • velte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse velta.

Pronunciation

Verb

velta (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

  1. (intransitive) to fall over, topple
  2. (transitive) to cause to fall over, topple

velta (present tense velt, past tense valt, supine volte, past participle volten, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

  1. (intransitive) to fall over

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *waltaną.

Verb

velta (singular past indicative valt, plural past indicative ultu, past participle oltinn)

  1. (intransitive) to roll over, to tumble over
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: velta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: velta, velte
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velte
  • Old Swedish: vælta

References

  • velta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, causative of *waltaną.

Verb

velta (singular past indicative velti, plural past indicative veltu, past participle veltr)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to roll, set rolling
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • velta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press