"vætte" meaning in Danish

See vætte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈʋɛd̥ə] Forms: vætten [definite, singular], vætter [indefinite, plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|wæt}} Old Danish wæt, {{inh|da|non|véttr}} Old Norse véttr, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*wihtiz||thing}} Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”), {{cog|sv|vätte}} Swedish vätte, {{cog|en|wight}} English wight, {{cog|de|Wicht}} German Wicht Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|vætten||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|vætter||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter), {{da-noun|n|r}} vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)
  1. (mythology) smaller supernatural being Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Mythology
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "vätte"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vätte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "English wight",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wicht"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wicht",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish wæt, wættæ, from Old Norse véttr, vættr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”). Cognate with Swedish vätte, English wight and German Wicht.",
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        "definite",
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          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "da",
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          "orig": "da:Mythology",
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "(mythology) smaller supernatural being"
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋɛd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse véttr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vätte"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vätte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wight"
      },
      "expansion": "English wight",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wicht"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wicht",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vætten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vætter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "4": "vætten",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
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      },
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        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "da:Mythology"
      ],
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      ],
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          "mythology"
        ],
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          "supernatural"
        ]
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        "(mythology) smaller supernatural being"
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ],
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        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋɛd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
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}

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