Höfuð-sótt
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-sóttMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-sótt" (or hǫfuð-sótt) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-sótt (hǫfuð-sótt)
- f. the turning disease, falling sickness, of sheep.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-sótt may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-sótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.