godvette

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From god +‎ vette. First attested in the 1770-s.

Noun

godvette n (definite singular godvettet, indefinite plural godvette, definite plural godvetta)

  1. (folklore) a nice kind of wight or a huldre

Descendants

  • → Northern Sami: gufihtar

References

  • “godvette” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Jan Ragnar Hagland (1986), Trønderord frå 1700-talet : Ordsamling frå Surnadal, page 34
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