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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish wæt, wættæ, from Old Norse véttr, vættr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”). Cognate with Swedish vätte, English wight and German Wicht.
Pronunciation
Noun
vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)
- (mythology) smaller supernatural being