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. gnome in Nordic folklore

Declension

Declension of vätte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vätte	vätten	vättar	vättarna
Genitive	vättes	vättens	vättars	vättarnas

Derived terms

• bovätte
• jordvätte

See also

• väsen

Verb

vätte

1. past indicative of väta

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)