Sótt-dauðr
Old Norse Dictionary - sótt-dauðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sótt-dauðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sótt-dauðr
- adj. sickness-dead, struck down by sickness, opp. to sæ-dauðr, vápn-dauðr, Edda 18. Sdm. 33, Eg. 770, Fms. i. 18, vii. 229.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛏᛏ-ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)