vǫttr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• vantr, vattr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wantuz.

Noun

vǫttr m (genitive vattar, dative vetti, plural vettir)

1. glove, mitten

Declension

  Declension of vǫttr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vǫttr	vǫttrinn	vettir	vettirnir
accusative	vǫtt	vǫttinn	vǫttu	vǫttuna
dative	vetti	vettinum	vǫttum	vǫttunum
genitive	vattar	vattarins	vatta	vattanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vöttur
• Faroese: vøttur
• Norwegian: vott, vante
• Old Swedish: wante, vanter, vatter
  • Swedish: vante
• Danish: vante
• Elfdalian: ųott
• Jamtish: vott
• → Middle English: want
  • English: want