Bráða-sótt
Old Norse Dictionary - bráða-sótt
Meaning of Old Norse word "bráða-sótt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bráða-sótt
- f. sudden illness, a plague, Fms. vii. 155, Játv. 26: chiefly of cattle, murrain, Gþl. 498.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚦᛅ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Játv.
- Játvarðar Saga. (E. II.)