vätte

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See also: vatte and vætte

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean "thing", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra.

Noun

vätte c

  1. gnome in Nordic folklore

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Verb

vätte

  1. past indicative of väta

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