vett

vett

1. partitive singular of vesi

From the ve- stem of vesz +‎ -tt.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛtː]

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• Rhymes: -ɛtː

vett

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of vesz

   Nem vett semmit. ― S/he did not buy anything. (literally, “S/he did not buy nothing.”)

vett

1. past participle of vesz

From Old Norse vit.

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

• uvettig
• vettig

• “vett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vett_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse vit.

vett n (definite singular vettet, uncountable)

1. sense(s), wits

• vit

• uvettig

• “vett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witą. Cognate with Danish vid, Icelandic vit. Compare English wit, German Witz, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”) derived from *witją.

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vett n (uncountable)

1. (good) sense, wit, intelligence (ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible, and civilized way)

   Han har vett nog att inte göra det.

   He has enough sense not to do it.

   Det är svårt att försöka banka in vett i skallen på någon.

   It's hard to try to knock some sense into someone('s head).

• förstånd

• vett in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• vett in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)