sótt

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See also: sott, sött, sott', and sott-

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, plural sóttir)

  1. illness, sickness

Declension

Declension of sótt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sótt sóttin sóttir sóttirnar
accusative sótt sóttina sóttir sóttirnar
dative sótt sóttini sóttum sóttunum
genitive sóttar sóttarinnar sótta sóttanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.

Noun

sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, nominative plural sóttir)

  1. illness, sickness
Declension
Declension of sótt (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sótt sóttin sóttir sóttirnar
accusative sótt sóttina sóttir sóttirnar
dative sótt sóttinni sóttum sóttunum
genitive sóttar sóttarinnar sótta sóttanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sótt

  1. supine of sækja (“to get, to fetch”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *suhtiz, from *seukaną (“to be sick”) + *-þiz.

Noun

sótt f (genitive sóttar, plural sóttir)

  1. sickness, illness, disease
    • Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):
      Hugr einn þat veit,
      er býr hjarta nær,
      einn er hann sér of sefa;
      ǫng er sótt verri
      hveim snotrum manni
      en sér engu at una.
      The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
      Each is his own judge:
      The worst sickness for a wise man
      Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.
Declension
  Declension of sótt (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sótt sóttin sóttir sóttirnar
accusative sótt sóttina sóttir sóttirnar
dative sótt sóttinni sóttum sóttunum
genitive sóttar sóttarinnar sótta sóttanna
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: sótt
  • Faroese: sótt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sott
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sott
  • Old Swedish: sōt
  • Danish: sot

References

  • sótt in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
  • sótt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

Participle

sótt

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of sóttr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of sóttr
  3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of sóttr

Verb

sótt

  1. supine of sǿkja

Etymology 3

Verb

sótt

  1. second-person singular past indicative active of súga
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