Vættki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vættki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vættki

spelt væt-ki, [vættr, and suffixed neg. -ki, qs. vættr-gi, see -gi], ‘no whit,’ nobody, nothing, naught; vegr er vætki tröðr, Hm. 120; en vættki huggar, naught comforts, Harms. 38; hinn er vætki veit, Hm. 74; hinn er vetki veit, 26; svá ek þóttumk vætki vita, methought I lay senseless, Sól. 42; vætki of sýti’k, I am naught concerned, Hallfred; sá er vætki laug, Ad. 11; telr sér vætkis vant, Hsm.; sá er vætki sparði fjör, who spared not life, Hallfred; vildir ávalt vægja, en vætki halda, Am. 99; hræðisk Guð en vætki annat, fears God, but naught else, Bs. i. (in a verse): dulði þess vætki, concealed it not, Am. 10; hafða ek þess v. vífs, I caught naught of her, missed her, Hm. 101.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
neg
negative, negatively.
neg.
negative, negatively.
qs.
quasi.
suff
suffix.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hsm.
Hugsvinns-mál. (A. III.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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