vætte

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): [ˈʋɛd̥ə]

Noun edit

vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)

(mythology) smaller supernatural being

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