Vætt

Old Norse Dictionary - vætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "vætt" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vætt: or vétt, n. [from vega, because it moved on hinges], the lid of a chest or shrine (mod. lok); skrúða-kista vánd með lausu vætti, Pm. 124; skrín … en yfir uppi vétt vaxit sem ræfr, eru á vettinu lamar á bak en hespur fyrir, Ó. H. 235; niðr í kistuna, skellt aptr vett ok settr láss fyrir, Pr. 412; hann tók upp vettit af hásætis-kistunni, Ó. T. 58; þér skuluð göra kistu ok skal ekki vætt yfir vera, Fb. iii. 300, Mag. 113.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Similar entries:

Vætt (II)

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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