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.)