váttr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unclear. Probably related to vitni (“witness”).

Noun[edit]

váttr m (genitive váttar, plural vættir)

a witness, eyewitness

Declension[edit]

Declension of váttr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	váttr	váttrinn	vættir	vættirnir
accusative	vátt	váttinn	vætti, váttu	vættina, váttuna
dative	vætti, vátt	vættinum, váttinum	váttum	váttunum
genitive	váttar	váttarins	vátta	váttanna

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: vottur
Old Swedish: vātter

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