Sótt
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sóttMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sótt" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sótt Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sótt
- I) (pl. -ir), f. sickness, illness, disease;
- sótt
- taka (or fá) s., to fall ill, be taken ill;
- sótt
- kasta á sik s., to feign illness;
- sótt
- kenna (or kenna sér) sóttar, to feel the symptoms of illness;
- sótt
- pl. pains of labour (at sú mær hafði miklar sóttir).
- sótt
- II) from sœkja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
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