vätte
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
vätte c
Declension[edit]
| Declension of vätte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vätte | vätten | vättar | vättarna |
| Genitive | vättes | vättens | vättars | vättarnas |
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
vätte
- past indicative of väta
References[edit]
- 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)
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish doublets
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms
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