Pest

Old Norse Dictionary - pest

Meaning of Old Norse word "pest" in English.

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

pest
f. [Lat. pestis; Germ. and Engl. pest], a plague.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

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