vätte
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.
Declension
| Declension of vätte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vätte | vätten | vättar | vättarna |
| Genitive | vättes | vättens | vättars | vättarnas |
See also
References
- vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vätte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vätte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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