Sóttdauðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sóttdauðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sóttdauðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

sóttdauðr
sóttdauðr, adj. død af Sygdom; hann varellztr þeirra brœðra ok lifði skemmstok varð sóttdauðr Flat. I, 55828; Kgs.221; Hel kastaði hann í Niflheim okgaf henni vald yfir 9 heimum, at hónskipti öllum vistum með þeim, er tilhennar vóru sendir, en þat eru sótt-dauðir menn ok ellidauðir SE. I, 1065;Mar. 8328.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚮᛏᛏᚦᛆᚢᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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