Lepra

Old Norse Dictionary - lepra

Meaning of Old Norse word "lepra" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lepra: u, f. [a Lat. word], leprosy, Fas. ii. 390; in mod. vulg. usage diarrhœa.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛒᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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