tått

See also: tatt, TATT, tätt, tætt, and þátt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þáttr. Doublet of tott.

Noun

tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåtter or tætter, definite plural tåttene or tættene)

1. (archaic or dialectal) any of the strings used to make a rope
2. (literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)

References

• “tått” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tått” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz and Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz. Doublet of tott.

Noun

tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåttar or tætter, definite plural tåttane or tættene)

1. any of the strings used to make a rope
2. a wad
3. (literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)
4. type, nature, tendency (to do something)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tått

1. neuter singular of tå

Verb

tått

1. inflection of tå:
   1. supine
   2. past participle neuter singular

References

• “tått” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.