Plága

Old Norse Dictionary - plága

Meaning of Old Norse word "plága" in English.

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

plága Old Norse word can mean:

plága
1. u, f. the plague, torment, Bs. ii. 118, 160.
plága
2. u, f. [Gr.-Lat.], a ‘plague,’ chastisement, of flogging, Bs. i. 912.
plága
2. a plague = drepsótt; plágan mikla.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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