This is the 13600th most frequent Swedish word.
vant
Glove or mitt.
'Vantar' is the plural form of 'vante', meaning a glove or mitten in Swedish, related to 'vant'.
Barnet tog på sig sina vantar innan han gick ut.
The child put on their gloves before going outside.
In this sentence, 'van' (a form of 'vant') is used as an adjective to describe being accustomed to something.
Han är inte van vid det kalla vädret.
He is not accustomed to the cold weather.
Here, 'vant' is a past form of the verb 'vinna', meaning 'to win'.