vanvett

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanvit (“folly”), equivalent to van- +‎ vett. Compare Danish vanvid.

Noun

vanvett n

1. madness

Declension

Declension of vanvett
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vanvett	vanvettet	—	—
Genitive	vanvetts	vanvettets	—	—

Synonyms

• vansinne

Derived terms

• vanvettig

References

• vanvett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vanvett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vanvett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)