vätte

See also: vatte and vætte

Swedish

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vätte

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Vættir

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean "thing", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra.

Noun

vätte c

1. wight

Declension

Declension of vätte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vätte	vättes
	definite	vätten	vättens
plural	indefinite	vättar	vättars
	definite	vättarna	vättarnas

Derived terms

• bovätte
• jordvätte

See also

• väsen

Verb

vätte

1. past indicative of väta

References

• vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vätte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• vätte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)