vanvett

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

vanvett n

madness

Declension

Declension of vanvett
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vanvett	vanvettet	—	—
Genitive	vanvetts	vanvettets	—	—

Synonyms

vansinne

Derived terms

vanvettig

References

vanvett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
vanvett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
vanvett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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