væta

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See also: väta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.

Verb

væta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vætti, supine vætt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to wet, moisten, make wet
    • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
      Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
      þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
      eða líka einhver var að hóa
      undarlega digrum karlaróm;
      útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
      eru kannske að smala fé á laun.
      Hush, hush, hush, hush, a vixen dashed over the hillock,
      she wants to wet her gums with blood.
      Also, someone is calling,
      with a strangely deep man’s voice;
      Outlawed men into Ódáðahraun (a wasteland in the highlands)
      are secretly herding sheep.
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ.

Noun

væta f (genitive singular vætu, nominative plural vætur)

  1. moisture, wetness
  2. rainy weather
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

væta f (definite singular væta, indefinite plural væter or vætor, definite plural vætene or vætone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of væte
  2. definite singular of væte

Verb

væta (present tense væter, past tense vætte, past participle vætt, passive infinitive vætast, present participle vætande, imperative væt)

  1. Alternative spelling of væte

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.

Verb

vǣta

  1. to wet, make wet

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  • Swedish: väta