Vætta

Old Norse Dictionary - vætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "vætta" in English.

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

vætta Old Norse word can mean:

vætta
1. t, to weigh as in weighing anchor, lift; hand-vætta, q. v.
vætta
2. t, = vænta, q. v.
vætta
3. n., in ekki vættna, see vættr B.

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

Abbreviations used:

q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
n.
neuter.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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