"vätte" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean "thing", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|vætter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish vætter, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|vætter}} Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, {{m|gmq-osw|vǣter}} vǣter, {{inh|sv|non|véttr}} Old Norse véttr, {{m|non|vétr}} vétr, {{m|non|vættr}} vættr, {{m|non|vætr}} vætr, {{m|non|vítr}} vítr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*wihtiz}} Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts), {{cog|osx|wiht}} Old Saxon wiht, {{cog|en|wight}} English wight, {{doublet|sv|vittra}} Doublet of vittra Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} vätte c, {{sv-noun|c}} vätte c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r|3=vätta}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], vätte [indefinite, nominative, singular], vätten [definite, nominative, singular], vättar [indefinite, nominative, plural], vättarna [definite, nominative, plural], vättes [genitive, indefinite, singular], vättens [definite, genitive, singular], vättars [genitive, indefinite, plural], vättarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. gnome in Nordic folklore Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Folklore Related terms: väsen
    Sense id: en-vätte-sv-noun-fM4dTKvH Disambiguation of Folklore: 99 1 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22

Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean "thing", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|vætter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish vætter, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|vætter}} Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, {{m|gmq-osw|vǣter}} vǣter, {{inh|sv|non|véttr}} Old Norse véttr, {{m|non|vétr}} vétr, {{m|non|vættr}} vættr, {{m|non|vætr}} vætr, {{m|non|vítr}} vítr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*wihtiz}} Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts), {{cog|osx|wiht}} Old Saxon wiht, {{cog|en|wight}} English wight, {{doublet|sv|vittra}} Doublet of vittra Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} vätte
  1. past indicative of väta Tags: form-of, indicative, past Form of: väta
    Sense id: en-vätte-sv-verb-7WjO2cTY

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Old Swedish vætter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "vætter"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Swedish vætter",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "vǣter"
      },
      "expansion": "vǣter",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "véttr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse véttr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vétr"
      },
      "expansion": "vétr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vættr"
      },
      "expansion": "vættr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vætr"
      },
      "expansion": "vætr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vítr"
      },
      "expansion": "vítr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wihtiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wihtiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wiht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wiht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wight"
      },
      "expansion": "English wight",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vittra"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of vittra",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean \"thing\", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "vätte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "väta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past indicative of väta"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "väta",
          "väta#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Vættir",
    "sv:vätte"
  ],
  "word": "vätte"
}

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