Hettu-sótt
Old Norse Dictionary - hettu-sóttMeaning of Old Norse word "hettu-sótt" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hettu-sótt
- f., medic. chicken-pox, Dan. faare syge, Sturl. ii. 128: hydrocephalus, Fél. ix. 222.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛏᛏᚢ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)