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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

vett.

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

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

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

    neuter · uncountable
    Han har vett nog att inte göra det.
    Det är svårt att försöka banka in vett i skallen på någon.
Where this word comes from

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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