þéttr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Adjective

þéttr

  1. tight, watertight

Descendants

  • Faroese: tættur
  • Icelandic: þéttur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tett
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tett
  • Old Danish: teht, thææth
  • Old Swedish: thætter

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press