vætte

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛd̥ə]

Noun

vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)

  1. (mythology) wight

Declension

Declension of vætte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vætte vætten vætter vætterne
genitive vættes vættens vætters vætternes

References

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