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Source: Torp, page b0400, entry 3
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vala n., valô f. Wahl. an. val n. Wahl, Auswahl; ahd. wala, mhd. wal f., nhd. Wahl f. Vgl. skr. vara m. Wunsch, Wahl, Auswahl.

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       •vel (PGmc) is the parent entry of vala in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Torp, page b0402, entry 3
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vala, valu m. n. die Leichen auf dem Schlachtfelde, Schlachtfeld. an. valr m. die Leichen auf dem Schlachtfelde; as. val-dâd Mord, ags. væl n. coll die Leichen auf dem Schlachtfeld, das Schlachtfeld, Blutbad; ahd. walu- (in Zsmsetz.), wal n., amhd. wale, mhd. wal n. m. dass. Vgl. lit. vls die geisterhaften Gestalten der Verstorbenen, velkas Gespenst. Zu vel 5?

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       •vala-kuzjôn (PGmc) is a child entry of vala in Torp's hierarchy.
       •vôla (PGmc) is a child entry of vala in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Cleasby/Vigfusson, page b0675, entry 1
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vala, u, f. the rolling knuckle-bone, Lat. talus, Gr. GREEK; in Icel. these bones are dried and used for winding clews of yarn (þráðar-vala); in the old heathen times they seem to have been used for fortune-telling, whence the compds, völu-brjótr, m. a knuckle-breaker, a nickname, Sd.: völu-spakr, adj. 'knuckle-wise' prophetic(?), Edda (in a verse): völu-mæltr, adj. talking thick, as if with a knuckle-bone rolling in one's mouth: hvel-vala, a rolling pebble, Þd. (poët.) II. the name of a dog; vappaðu með mér, vala ... keyrðu féð í hala, a ditty.


Source: Torp, page b0399, entry 7
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velô, valô adv. wohl. an. vel und val wohl; as. wela, wola, wel, afries. ags. wel, engl. well; ahd. wela, wola, wala, wol, mhd. wole, wol, wal. Wahrscheinlich acc. sing. eines fem. velô, valô und eines m. oder n. vela, vola. Abweichend got. vaila. Nach Brugmann (IF. XV 99f.) germ. vailô : vilô = skr. vêlâ Zeitpunkt, gelegene Stunde, vêlâyâm zur rechten Stunde (vielleicht sind im Germ. ein vailô : vilô und ein velô : valô (vela, vala) zum Teil vermischt worden). Verwandt as. welo m. Glück, Reichtum, ags. wela m.; ahd. welo, wolo m. dass., und ahd. welida f. Reichtam, m.engl. welþe (engl. wealth). Vgl. asl. volje wohlan. - alb. va wohl (in Fragen). - skr. vára m. Wahl, Wunsch, acc. váram, adv. nach Wunsch.

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       •vel (PGmc) is the parent entry of velô in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Torp, page b0400, entry 4
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valjan wählen. g. valjan wählen; an. velja; and. wellan; ahd. wellan, mhd. weln, nhd. wählen. Von vala Wahl. Vgl. Skr. varáyati er wählt sich.

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       •vel (PGmc) is the parent entry of valjan in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Torp, page b0400, entry 9
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valu m. Stock, Stab, vala rund. g. valus m. Stab; an. vlr runder Stab; afries. in walu-bera Stabträger; hierzu ags. wyrtwala m. Wurzel, ahd. wurzala f., s. vert. - an. valr rund; vgl. ostfries. walen rollen. Verwandt sind ags. walu f. Strieme (engl. weal), afries. wale dass., und ahd. wulsta, mhd. wulste f., nhd. Wulst. Vgl. lit. ap-valùs rund; preuß. walis Ortscheit, Zugstange. - lat. vallus Pfahl. - gr. [h(=los] Nagel, Pflock, [ga'lloi h(=loi] Hes.

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       •vel (PGmc) is the parent entry of valu in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Torp, page b0402, entry 5
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vôla m. n. Verderben, Niederlage, Pest. as. wôl n. Verderben, Seuche, wôlian zu Grunde richten, ags. wôl m. f. Pest; ahd. mhd. wuol m. Verderben, Niederlage, Seuche. Zu vala, ablautend?

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       •vala (PGmc) is the parent entry of vôla in Torp's hierarchy.

Source: Cleasby/Vigfusson, page b0149, entry 1
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sátt (fé-sætt), f. an agreement as to payment, of weregild or the like, Grág. i. 136, Nj. 189, Ld. 308. fé-sekr, adj. fined, sentenced to a fine, Grág. i. 393. fé-sekt, f. a fine, Nj. 189, Finnb. 276. fé-sinki, f. niggardliness, Sks. 421, 699. fé-sinkr, adj. niggardly, Sturl. i. 162. fé-sjóðr, m., prop. a bag of money, Band. 6, Fbr. 35 new Ed., Nj. 55, Fas. iii. 194: mod. esp. in pl. a treasury, treasure, in Matth. vi. 20, Col. ii. 3, Heb. xi. 26. fé-skaði, a, m. loss in money, Bs. i, Fs. 4, Fms. iv. 327. fé-skipti, n. a sharing or division of property, Nj. 118, Ld. 134. fé-skjálgr, adj., féskjálg augu, eyes squinting for money, Band. 6. fé-skortr, m. shortness of money, Rd. 284. fé-skuld, f. a money debt, Finnb. 350. fé-skurðr, m. detriment, Ld. 44. fé-skygn, adj. covetous, Fms. v. 263. fé-skylft (fé-skylmt), n. adj., in the phrase, e-n er f., one has many expenses to defray, Grett. 89, 159, Eb. 98. fé-snauðr, adj. poor in money, penniless, Bs. i. 335. fé-sníkja, u, f. (fé-sníkni), begging, intruding as a parasite, Sks. 669, 451, 585. fé-snúðr, m. lucre, Band. 5, 655 xi. 4. fé-sparr, adj. sparing, close-handed, Band. 6, Fms. iii. 190. fé-spjöll, n. pl. an GREEK in Vsp. 23, fee-spells, i.e. spells wherewith to conjure hidden treasures out of the earth, where we propose to read, -- valði hón (MS. henne, dat.) Herföðr (dat.) ... f. spakleg, she (the Vala) endowed the father of hosts (Odin) with wise fee-spells; the passage in Yngl. S. ch. 7 -- Óðinn vissi of allt jarðfé hvar fólgit var -- refers to this very word; Odin is truly represented as a pupil of the old Vala, receiving from her his supernatural gifts. fé-sterkr, adj. wealthy, Fms. iv. 231, Sks. 274. fé-stofn, m. stock. fé-sæla, u, f. wealth, Hkr. i. 15, Edda 16. fé-sæll, adj. wealthy, Edda 15. fé-sök, f. a suit, action for money, Nj. 15, Grág. i. 138. fé-útlega, u, f. a fine, outlay, N. G. L. i. 85. fé-vani, adj. short of money, Fms. iv. 27. fé-ván, f. expectancy of money, Gullþ. 7, Eg. 241, Fms. iv. 27, Orkn. 208. fé-veizla, u, f. contributions, help, Sks. 261, v.l. fé-vél, n. a trick, device against one's property, N. G. L. i. 34. fé-víti, n. mulct, Grág. fé-vænliga, adv. in a manner promising profit, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænligr, adj. promising profit, profitable, Sturl. i. 138, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænn, adj. = févænligr, Sturl. i. 138. fé-vöxtr, m. increase in property, gain, Eg. 730. fé-þurfi, adj. in need of money, Eb. 164, Fms. ii. 80, Lv. 108, Fas. i. 392. fé-þúfa, u, f. a 'money-mound,' used in the Tales like Fortunatus' purse; in the phrase, hafa e-n fyrir féþúfu, to use one as a milch cow, to squeeze money out of one. fé-þyrfi and fé-þörf, f. need of money, poverty, Rd. 236.


Source: Cleasby/Vigfusson, page b0459, entry 9
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NYT, f., gen. nytjar, [not; Scot. note], use, enjoyment, produce: 1. in sing, specially of the profit or produce of kine, milk; veiti vörð kú, ok þiggi af nyt ok hafi þat fyrir gras ok gæzlu, N. G. L. i. 24; gefa málsverð Jóladag ok nyt fjár þess, Vm. 169; nýta sér nyt fjár, Grág. i. 428: bregða nyt, to cease to give milk or give less milk, ii. 231, passim; ær-nyt, bú-nyt, milk, dairy produce; mál-nyta, id., or milch-kine; 'fella saman nytina' is said of a cow that is in profit or gives milk all the year round till she calves again. 2. plur. nytjar, use; víkingar tóku allt er þeir máttu nytjum á koma, Fms. ii. 2; hún leyfði Vala bróður sínum nytjar í Brekku-landi, use of the land or pasture, Korm. 152 (lands-nytjar). II. use, enjoyment, esp. in plur.; Guð vildi eigi unna honum nytja af þvi barni, Sks. 692; hann kvaðsk engar nytjar hafa Helgu, Ísl. ii. 263; hann á allt hálft við mik en hefir engar nytjar (interest) af, Fms. vi. 204; Íslendingar munu hennar hafa miklar nytjar ok langar (they will derive lasting blessing from her) ok hennar afkvæmis, v. 322; litlar nytjar munu menn hafa Hafliða . . . mun hann verða skammlífr, Bs. i. 651; koma nytjum á e-t, to bring to use, make profitable, Fb. i. 300, Al. 112, 132. 2. seldom in sing.; þá á þess nyt þat at vera er ómaginn var deildr, Grág. i. 243; færa sér e-t í nyt, to bring into use, Fb. i. 118, and in mod. usage. nytja-maðr, m. a useful worthy man, Ísl. ii. 13, Sturl. i. 203.


Source: Cleasby/Vigfusson, page b0581, entry 39
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spá-mær, f. = spákona, Eb. (in a verse); in Norway spaa-möy is a knuckle in a cow's foot (the same double sense as in Icel. vala?), used in the game of playing the wizard or prophet, Ivar Aasen.



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