Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vættir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 vættir

m. a weigher, holder, Lex. Poët.; vættir gulls ens vegna, Gísl. (in a verse); in compds, vætti-draugr, vætti-njörðr e-s, the wielder of a thing, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

vá
vá-beiða
vá-böl
vá-brestr
vá-fallr

Runic Inscription

vættir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vættir" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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