vanvett

vanvett

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanvit (“folly”), equivalent to van- +‎ vett. First attested in 1648. Compare Danish vanvid.

Noun

vanvett n

  1. madness
    Synonym: vansinne

Declension

Declension of vanvett
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vanvett vanvetts
definite vanvettet vanvettets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

References

  • “vanvett”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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