vett

vett

1. partitive singular of vesi

From the ve- stem of vesz +‎ -tt.

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• Rhymes: -ɛtː

vett

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of vesz

   Nem vett semmit. ― S/he did not buy anything. (literally, “S/he did not buy nothing.”)

vett

1. past participle of vesz

From Old Norse vit.

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

• uvettig
• vettig

• “vett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vett_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse vit.

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

• vit

• uvettig

• “vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse vit, cognate with Danish vid, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”), English wit.

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vett n (uncountable)

1. ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible, and civilized way; good sense, basic intelligence

   Han har vett nog att inte göra det

   He has enough sense not to do it

   Har du helt tappat vettet?

   Have you totally lost your mind?

   Är du från vettet?

   Are you out of your mind?

   skrämma någon från vettet

   scare someone out of their wits

   banka in vett i skallen på någon

   knock some sense into someone('s skull)

• ovett
• vett och etikett
• vett och sans
• vettig – sensible, reasonable
• vettlös – senseless, idiotic
• vettskrämd – scared out of one's wits
• vettvilling

• förstånd

• vett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)