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.)
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