ambátt

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Contents

1 Icelandic
2 Old Norse
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
  - 2.2.1 Descendants

Icelandic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse ambátt, confer ambaga.

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: [ˈam.pauht]

Noun [edit]

ambátt f

a female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ambahtō, whence also Old English ambiht, Old High German ambaht, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (andbahts). Compare Latin ambactus.

Noun [edit]

ambátt f

a female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Descendants [edit]

Icelandic: ambátt f

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