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Pest

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pest

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 pest

f. [Lat. pestis; Germ. and Engl. pest], a plague.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.

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