velta

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛl̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ɛl̥ta

Deverbal from velta, see lemma below.

velta f (genitive singular veltu, nominative plural veltur)

1. a wallow, roll (instance of rolling)

   Synonym: veltingur

2. turnover (amount of money transacted in a time period)

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “velta”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

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

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

1. (intransitive) to roll, tumble

Causative of velta (“to roll, tumble”), see lemma above. From Old Norse velta, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną. More at walt.

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

1. (transitive) to roll

   Synonym: rúlla

2. (transitive) to topple

   Synonym: detta um koll

3. (transitive) to overturn, to upset

   Synonym: hvolfa

4. (transitive) to trundle

   Synonyms: rúlla, keyra

• velta upp úr

• veltet

velta

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

• velte (e and split infinitives)

From Old Norse velta.

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛltɑ/

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

• “velta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *waltaną.

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

1. (intransitive) to roll over, to tumble over

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “velta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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

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

1. to roll, set rolling [with dative]

• veltiligr
• velting

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “velta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive