Vætt
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vættMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vætt" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vætt Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vætt
- I)
- vætt
- (pl. -ir), f.
- vætt
- 1) prop. weight (þat fé allt, er at ~um skal kaupa);
- vætt
- 2) of a definite weight, in Norway = 1/24 of a skippund; in Iceland = 80 lbs. (þrjár ~ir ullar).
- vætt
- II)
- vætt
- n. lid of a chest or shrine.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- n.
- neuter.
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