ambátt

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ambátt, confer ambaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈam.pauht]

Noun

ambátt f (genitive singular ambáttar, nominative plural ambáttir)

1. female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Declension

declension of ambátt

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ambátt	ambáttin	ambáttir	ambáttirnar
accusative	ambátt	ambáttina	ambáttir	ambáttirnar
dative	ambátt	ambáttinni	ambáttum	ambáttunum
genitive	ambáttar	ambáttarinnar	ambátta	ambáttanna

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

ambátt f

1. female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Descendants

• Icelandic: ambátt