From Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*wajesaliʀ /wajēsālīʀ/), equivalent to ve- (“miserably, (very) poorly”) + sæll (“well, fortunate, happy”) (compare veill from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛃᛖᚺᚨᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*wajehailaʀ) and also Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (wajemariʀ /wajēmārīʀ/, “ill reputed, infamous”)). This word must be fairly old; there is no i-umlaut on the second element. Compare with the younger and more transparent ósæll.
vesall
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vesall | vesul, vesǫl | vesalt |
| accusative | veslan, vesalan | vesla, vesala | vesalt |
| dative | veslum, vesǫlum | vesalli | veslu, vesǫlu |
| genitive | vesals | vesallar | vesals |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | veslir, vesalir | veslar, vesalar | vesul, vesǫl |
| accusative | vesla, vesala | veslar, vesalar | vesul, vesǫl |
| dative | veslum, vesǫlum | veslum, vesǫlum | veslum, vesǫlum |
| genitive | vesalla | vesalla | vesalla |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vesli, vesali | vesla, vesala | vesla, vesala |
| accusative | vesla, vesala | veslu, vesǫlu | vesla, vesala |
| dative | vesla, vesala | veslu, vesǫlu | vesla, vesala |
| genitive | vesla, vesala | veslu, vesǫlu | vesla, vesala |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu |
| accusative | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu |
| dative | veslum, vesǫlum | veslum, vesǫlum | veslum, vesǫlum |
| genitive | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu | veslu, vesǫlu |