velti

Icelandic

Verb

velti

1. inflection of velta:
   1. first-person singular
   2. third-person singular past
   3. third-person plural present subjunctive

Lithuanian

Etymology

Along with Latvian velt (“to full, trundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, roll, wind”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (wulan, “to well up, seethe”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, strike”) or otherwise semantically influenced by it.

Verb

vélti (third-person present tense vẽlia, third-person past tense vė́lė)

1. to entangle, tangle, tousle
2. to crumple, ruffle (hair, etc.)
3. to gather wool into a felt
4. to full (cloth)
5. to do something with effort or difficulty

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Old Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *welˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, want”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti (“to want; to order”).

Verb

velti (infinitive vélti, present vẽlia, past vė́lė)

1. to let, allow

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

velti

1. inflection of velta (“to roll over”) (intransitive)
   1. third-person singular present subjunctive of velta
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive of velta
2. inflection of velta (“to roll, set rolling”) (transitive)
   1. first-person singular present indicative of velta
   2. third-person singular past indicative of velta
   3. third-person present subjunctive of velta
   4. third-person past subjunctive of velta