Riðu-sótt

Old Norse Dictionary - riðu-sótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "riðu-sótt"

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

riðu-sótt
f. fever, ague, Str. 25; höfuð-skjálpti svá sem af riðusótt, Stj. 43, 344 (rendering of febris of the Vulgate), Mar. 131, Thom. 463.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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