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væla

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse væla, whence also probably English wail, from (woe), from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛁ (*wai), from Proto-Germanic *wai (alas! woe!).

Verb

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væla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vældi, supine vælt)

  1. to cry, to wail
  2. (derisive) to complain
    Hættu að væla.Stop complaining.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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væla

  1. indefinite genitive plural of væl