vittring

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Witterung, from wittern, from Middle High German weter (“weather”). By surface analysis, vittra +‎ -ing. Doublet of väder. === Noun === vittring c a scent left by an animal (through which it can be traced, also figuratively of for example having a lead on someone or being close to achieving something) (geology) weathering (breakdown through mechanical or chemical processes) Synonym: förvittring ==== Usage notes ==== Most commonly as "få (upp) vittring på" (to pick up the scent of, optionally with "upp" with no difference in meaning) and "ha vittring på" (to have picked up the scent of) in (sense 1). ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== vittra ==== See also ==== spår väderkorn === References === “vittring”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vittring”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vittring”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)