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ambátt

ambátt

Icelandic

Noun

ambátt f (genitive singular ambáttar, nominative plural ambáttir)

  1. female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Declension


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ambahtō, whence also Old English ambiht, Old High German ambaht, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (andbahts). Compare Latin ambactus.

Noun

ambátt f

  1. female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Descendants