Rauða-sótt

Old Norse Dictionary - rauða-sótt

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

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

rauða-sótt
f., medic. flow of blood, Gþl. 498.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
medic.
medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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