væta

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaiːta/

  Rhymes: -aiːta

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

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 [stolen] sheep.

• (wet): bleyta

• væta kverkarnar

• votur
• væta (noun)

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

væta f (genitive singular vætu, nominative plural vætur)

1. moisture, wetness
2. rainy weather

• (wetness): bleyta

• votur
• væta (verb)

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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

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

1. Alternative spelling of væte

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

vǣta

1. to wet, make wet

• Swedish: väta