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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, plural sóttir)
- illness, sickness
Declension
Derived terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.
Noun
sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, nominative plural sóttir)
- illness, sickness
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sótt
- 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)
- sickness, illness, disease
- Synonyms: sjúkdómr; sjúkleiki, sjúkleikr; sjúknaðr
- 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
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “sótt”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press, page 580
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sótt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 397; also available at the Internet Archive
Etymology 2
Participle
sótt
- strong feminine nominative singular of sóttr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of sóttr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of sóttr
Verb
sótt
- supine of sǿkja
Etymology 3
Verb
sótt
- second-person singular past indicative active of súga