Væta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - væta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "væta" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

væta: væta, f. 1) Væde, Fugtighed; loptit -þyknar af þeim vætum - sem uppleggr - of öllu saman jörðunni okvatninu Stj. 1714; ef vatni má eigi ná,þá skal skíra í hvers konar vætu, erná má, en ef engri nær vætu, þá skalrækja í lófa sér Gul. 2114; ausa á mannsaur eðr vætu Jb. 101. 2) vaadt Veir,Regnveir; væta var á um morguninn,síðan þingit var sett Flat. II, 1904;veðr görði hvasst, ok væta mikil okþoka Eg. 27 (565); væta var úti umdaginn Grett. 10224.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

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