vott
See also: Vott
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
vott
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From regional Danish vott used by Norwegian authors, borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk vott, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vott m (definite singular votten, indefinite plural votter, definite plural vottene)
- a mitten (glove with a separate sheath for the thumb only)
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
“vott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”). Cognate of Faroese vøttur, Icelandic vöttur, and Swedish and Danish vante (> Norwegian Bokmål vante, whence the borrowing vante).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vott m (definite singular votten, indefinite plural vottar, definite plural vottane)
- a mitten (glove with a separate sheath for the thumb only)
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “vott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.