vanvett

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanvit (“folly”), equivalent to van- +‎ vett. First attested in 1648. Compare Danish vanvid.

Noun

vanvett n

1. madness

   Synonym: vansinne

Declension

Declension of vanvett

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vanvett	vanvetts
	definite	vanvettet	vanvettets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• vanvettig

References

• “vanvett”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)