Lepra
Old Norse Dictionary - lepra
Meaning of Old Norse word "lepra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lepra
- u, f. [a Lat. word], leprosy, Fas. ii. 390; in mod. vulg. usage diarrhœa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛒᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)