Gæzlu-sótt

Old Norse Dictionary - gæzlu-sótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "gæzlu-sótt"

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

gæzlu-sótt
f. sickness that requires guarding, lunacy, Grág. i. 287; að-gæzla, attention.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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