"váttr" meaning in Old Norse

See váttr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Unclear. Probably related to vitni (“witness”). Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} váttr m, {{non-noun|m|váttar|vættir}} váttr m (genitive váttar, plural vættir) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-u|vátt|vætt|vátt|apd=vættina, váttuna|api=vætti, váttu|dsd=vættinum, váttinum|dsi=vætti, vátt}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=vættina, váttuna|api=vætti, váttu|asd=váttinn|asi=vátt|dpd=váttunum|dpi=váttum|dsd=vættinum, váttinum|dsi=vætti, vátt|g=masculine|gpd=váttanna|gpi=vátta|gsd=váttarins|gsi=váttar|notes=|npd=vættirnir|npi=vættir|nsd=váttrinn|nsi=váttr|stem=strong u-stem|title=váttr}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttr|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttrinn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vættir|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vættirnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vátt|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttinn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vætti, váttu|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|vættina, váttuna|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vætti, vátt|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vættinum, váttinum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttar|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttarins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vátta|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|váttanna|gpd}} Forms: váttar [genitive], vættir [plural], strong [table-tags], váttr [indefinite, nominative, singular], váttrinn [definite, nominative, singular], vættir [indefinite, nominative, plural], vættirnir [definite, nominative, plural], vátt [accusative, indefinite, singular], váttinn [accusative, definite, singular], vætti [accusative, indefinite, plural], váttu [accusative, indefinite, plural], vættina [accusative, definite, plural], váttuna [accusative, definite, plural], vætti [dative, indefinite, singular], vátt [dative, indefinite, singular], vættinum [dative, definite, singular], váttinum [dative, definite, singular], váttum [dative, indefinite, plural], váttunum [dative, definite, plural], váttar [genitive, indefinite, singular], váttarins [definite, genitive, singular], vátta [genitive, indefinite, plural], váttanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a witness, eyewitness Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-váttr-non-noun-exKfA4i0 Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "vottur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: vottur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: vottur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "vātter"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: vātter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: vātter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. Probably related to vitni (“witness”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "váttar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-u",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttrinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vætti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vætti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttarins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "váttr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "váttar",
        "3": "vættir"
      },
      "expansion": "váttr m (genitive váttar, plural vættir)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátt",
        "2": "vætt",
        "3": "vátt",
        "apd": "vættina, váttuna",
        "api": "vætti, váttu",
        "dsd": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "dsi": "vætti, vátt"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-u"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "vættina, váttuna",
        "api": "vætti, váttu",
        "asd": "váttinn",
        "asi": "vátt",
        "dpd": "váttunum",
        "dpi": "váttum",
        "dsd": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "dsi": "vætti, vátt",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "váttanna",
        "gpi": "vátta",
        "gsd": "váttarins",
        "gsi": "váttar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "vættirnir",
        "npi": "vættir",
        "nsd": "váttrinn",
        "nsi": "váttr",
        "stem": "strong u-stem",
        "title": "váttr"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttr",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttrinn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættir",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættirnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátt",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttinn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vætti, váttu",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættina, váttuna",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vætti, vátt",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttarins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátta",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a witness, eyewitness"
      ],
      "id": "en-váttr-non-noun-exKfA4i0",
      "links": [
        [
          "witness",
          "witness"
        ],
        [
          "eyewitness",
          "eyewitness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "váttr"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "vottur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: vottur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: vottur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "vātter"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: vātter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: vātter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. Probably related to vitni (“witness”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "váttar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-u",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttrinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vætti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vætti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vættinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttarins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vátta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váttanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "váttr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "váttar",
        "3": "vættir"
      },
      "expansion": "váttr m (genitive váttar, plural vættir)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátt",
        "2": "vætt",
        "3": "vátt",
        "apd": "vættina, váttuna",
        "api": "vætti, váttu",
        "dsd": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "dsi": "vætti, vátt"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-u"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "vættina, váttuna",
        "api": "vætti, váttu",
        "asd": "váttinn",
        "asi": "vátt",
        "dpd": "váttunum",
        "dpi": "váttum",
        "dsd": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "dsi": "vætti, vátt",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "váttanna",
        "gpi": "vátta",
        "gsd": "váttarins",
        "gsi": "váttar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "vættirnir",
        "npi": "vættir",
        "nsd": "váttrinn",
        "nsi": "váttr",
        "stem": "strong u-stem",
        "title": "váttr"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttr",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttrinn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættir",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættirnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátt",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttinn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vætti, váttu",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættina, váttuna",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vætti, vátt",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vættinum, váttinum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttarins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vátta",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "váttanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse u-stem nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a witness, eyewitness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "witness",
          "witness"
        ],
        [
          "eyewitness",
          "eyewitness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "váttr"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Norse dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.