Danish

Noun

vante c ‎(definite singular vanten, indefinite plural vanter, definite plural vanterne)

1. a mitten (type of glove)

Related terms

• handske

References

• “vante” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Verb

vante

1. first-person singular present indicative of vanter
2. third-person singular present indicative of vanter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of vanter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of vanter
5. second-person singular imperative of vanter

Anagrams

• Avent, navet, venta

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

vante m ‎(definite singular vanten, indefinite plural vanter, definite plural vantene)

1. a glove (item of clothing)

Related terms

• hanske
• vott

References

• “vante” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vante m ‎(definite singular vanten, indefinite plural vantar, definite plural vantane)

1. a glove

Related terms

• hanske
• vott

Verb

vante ‎(present tense vantar, past tense vanta, past participle vanta, passive infinitive vantast, present participle vantande, imperative vante/vant)

1. Alternative form of vanta

References

• “vante” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish wante, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- ‎(“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ‎(“to wind, wrap”).

See also Dutch want ‎(mitten)

Noun

vante c

1. glove (fingervante), mitten (tumvante); an item of knitted clothing for the hands, chiefly used for protection against extreme temperatures

   lägga vantarna på något

   to take something

   slå vantarna i bordet

   to go bankrupt, to become broke

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• handske
• rabarber