V

veldis-engill, m. archangel;
-hringr, m. halo round the head of a saint;
-stóll, m. throne;
-sæti, n. throne;
-vöndr, m. sceptre.
vélendi, n. gullet, esophagus.
vélendis-gangr, m. belching.
vel-farandi, m., farewell cup (drekka-faranda, -minni).
velfarar-minni, n. farewell cup (drekka-faranda, -minni).
vel-ferð, f. well-doing, welfare;
-ferðugr, a. well-behaved, righteous.
vél-fimi, -finni, f. artifice.
vel-gørt, f. benefit, goodness
-gørning. f. benefit, goodness
-gørningr, m. benefit, goodness (hann þakkaði honum -gørning sinn).
velgja (-da, -dr), v. to warm.
véli, n. birds tail;
-fiðri, n. tail-feathers;
-fjöðr, f. tail-feather.
vélindi, n. pl. tricks (gera e-m v.).
vélinn, a. wily, guileful.
véli-stuttr, a. short-tailed, of a bird.
velja (vel; valda; valiðr, valdr, valinn), v. to choose, select, pick out (v. e-n til fylgdar við sik); v. um e-t, to choose between; er gott um at v., there is plenty of choice; eiga um tvá kosti at v., to have two alternatives to choose between; v. e-m. hæðilig (hörð) orð, to speak ignominiously to (or of) one; hafa valit líð, to have picked troops; refl., veljast til e-s, to come forward (völdust margir göfgir menn til þessar ferðar).
velkja (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to toss about (þeir velktu Tuma lengi); impers., velkir e-n í hafi, one is tossed about on the sea; refl., velkjast úti, to be tossed about on the sea; (2) to ponder over, consider; hann sér, at eigi mun duga at v. ráðit, to waver, hesitate; v. e-t fyrir sér, to turn over, revolve, a thing in one's mind.
vel-kominn, pp. welcome (biðja e-n vera -kominn).
vell, n. gold; poet. and in compds.
vella (vell; vall, ullum. ollinn), v. (1) to be in a state of ebullition, boil (rigndi blóði vellanda); (2) to well up, swarm; v. möðkum, to swarm with worms; ullu út ór ormar, worms swarmed out.
velia (-da, -dr), v. to prepare or cook by boiling (v. lauk ok grös).
vella, f boiling heat, ebullition.
vell-auðigr, a. rich in gold, immensely rich (maðr -auðigr).
vél-lauss, a. diezess; at -lauss, -laust, without fraud,
vell-heitr, a. boiling hot.
vellingr, m. pottage.
vel-lyndr, a. well-minded;
-menning, f. good upbringing.
vél-óttr, a. wily, tricky;
-prettr, m. wily tricky;
-ráðr, a. wily;
-ræði, n. guileful design, deceitful act;
-samligr, a. guileful (með -samligri flærð)
-samr, a. wily.
vel-setning. f well-doing, good position;
-spár, a. good at soothsaying (völva -spá).
vél-stuttr, a. short-tailed.
velta (velt; valt, ultum; oltinn), v. to roll, tumble over (ultu báðir ofan fyrir brekkuna); impers., veltr til vanda, it goes as usual (ok valt til vanda, at bœndr flýðu).
velta (-lta, -ltr). v. to roll, set rolling, with dat. (v. manna búkum frá fótum jarli); impers., þvi næst velti skipinu, she capsized; refl., veltast, to turn oneself, revolve (sól veltist um átta ættir); hestrinn veltist um tólf sinnum, the horse rolled itself over; veltast ór konungdómi, jarldómi, to give up one's kingdom, earldom (veltist hann þá ór jarldómi ok tók höldsrétt).
velti-ligr, a. rolling (-ligt hjól).
velting (pl. -ar), f. rolling, rotation.
vel-viljaðr, a. benevolent.
-viljugr, a. benevolent.
venda (-nda, -ndr), v. (1) to wend, turn (vendi S. aptr herinum); v. sinum vegi, to wend ones way (hann vendir sínum vegi austr til landsenda); (2) to change, convert (guð vendi því ok sneri til góðs); (3) absol., to turn (þeir vendu þá á þat fjall, er kallat er Vazfell); v. aptr, to return (vendi hann aptr sömu leið).
venda (að), v. to change, alter (v. siðum sínum).
vendi-liga, adv. (1) carefully (spyrja -liga at e-u); segja -liga frá tíðindum, to tell minutely; (2) quite, entirely (svá var -liga upp gengit alit lausafé hans);
-ligr, a. careful.
vengi, n. pillow, cushion.
venja (van; vanda; vandr and

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