helsótt

Old Norse

Etymology

From hel +‎ sótt.

Noun

helsótt f (genitive helsóttar, plural helsóttir)

a sickness that ends ones life

Declension

Declension of helsótt (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helsótt	helsóttin	helsóttir	helsóttirnar
accusative	helsótt	helsóttina	helsóttir	helsóttirnar
dative	helsótt	helsóttinni	helsóttum	helsóttunum
genitive	helsóttar	helsóttarinnar	helsótta	helsóttanna

Descendants

Icelandic: helsótt
Faroese: helsótt
Norwegian Nynorsk: helsott
Old Swedish: helsot, hälsot
- Swedish: helsot
Danish: helsot

References

Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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