vätte

See also: vatte and vætte

Swedish

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. wight

Declension

Declension of vätte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vätte vättes
definite vätten vättens
plural indefinite vättar vättars
definite vättarna vättarnas

Derived terms

  • bovätte
  • jordvätte

See also

Verb

vätte

  1. past indicative of väta

References

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