Vættr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vættrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vættr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vættr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vættr
- (pl. -ir), f.
- vættr
- 1) wight, being; þegi þú, rög v., hold thy tongue, vile being;
- vættr
- 2) esp. a supernatural being; hjálpi þér hollar vættir, way the gracious powers help thee; heiðnar vættir, heathen fiends; illar vættir, evil beings;
- vættr
- 3) ekki vætta, no whit, nothing at all (höfðu þeir ekki vætta at sök); as adv. not at all (ekki vætta hræddr); øngu vætta vildi hann eira, he would not spare anything.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- esp.
- especially.
- adv.
- adverb.
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