vittra

== Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German wittern (“to scent”), verwittern (“to erode”), both from Middle High German weter (“weather”). Compare Danish forvitre and Norwegian Nynorsk forvitra. ==== Verb ==== vittra (present vittrar, preterite vittrade, supine vittrat, imperative vittra) (sometimes with bort (“away”) or other particles) to break down into small particles (often of mountains and the like, through natural processes), to weather Synonym: (completely) förvittra to pick up a scent; to smell (also figuratively) ===== Usage notes ===== Sometimes used figuratively similar to how wither would be used in English in (etymology 1 sense 1), though vissna is closer to the literal meaning. See vittring to get a sense of how (etymology 1 sense 2) might be used. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== vittring ===== See also ===== vädra === Etymology 2 === Doublet of vätte. ==== Alternative forms ==== viter, vitra ==== Noun ==== vittra c (folklore) a mythological, underground-dwelling creature from Scandinavian folklore ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== väsen === References === “vittra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vittra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vittra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) vittra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)