þváttr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.

Pronunciation

  • (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /θwɒːtːɹ̝/
  • (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈθvɒːtːr̩/

Noun

þváttr m (genitive þváttar, dative þvætti, plural þvættir)

  1. the act of washing, laundry, washing

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þvottur
  • Faroese: tváttur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
  • Old Swedish: þvǣtter
  • Danish: tvæt