Barns-sótt

Old Norse Dictionary - barns-sótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "barns-sótt"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

barns-sótt
f. = jóðsótt, the pains of childbirth, Bs. i. 327.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚱᚾᛋ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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