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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þáttr. Doublet of tott.
Noun
tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåtter or tætter, definite plural tåttene or tættene)
- (archaic or dialectal) any of the strings used to make a rope
- (literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)
References
- “tått” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “tått” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz and Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz. Doublet of tott.
Noun
tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåttar or tætter, definite plural tåttane or tættene)
- any of the strings used to make a rope
- a wad
- (literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)
- type, nature, tendency (to do something)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
tått
- neuter singular of tå
Verb
tått
- inflection of tå:
- supine
- past participle neuter singular
References
- “tått” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.