Malattu-sótt

Old Norse Dictionary - malattu-sótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "malattu-sótt" in English.

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

malattu-sótt: f. [from Fr. maladie], leprosy, 15. K. 107.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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