Vätte
Old Swedish Dictionary - vätteMeaning of Old Swedish word "vätte" (or vætte) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- vätte (vætte)
- och f.? (dat. luättinne ÖGL R 15. wetene ib (Cod. F). Jfr eþingsvätte.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so vätte may have also been written as vætte
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- uätte ÖGL R 8: pr. vätti VGL LII R 20. wätti ib I R 9: pr. väti ib II F 47.
- uäti: -ino ÖGL (1607 års uppl. R 15),
- vättis maþer
- vätis- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛏᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- ÖGL
- Östgöta-Lagen. Utg. af H. S. Collin och C. J. Schlyter. 1841.