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sótt

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

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, plural sóttir)

  1. illness, sickness

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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sótt f (genitive singular sóttar, nominative plural sóttir)

  1. illness, sickness
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sótt

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

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: sótt
  • Faroese: sótt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sott
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sott
  • Old Swedish: sōt
  • Danish: sot

References

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  • 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

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Participle

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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

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sótt

  1. supine of sǿkja

Etymology 3

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Verb

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sótt

  1. second-person singular past indicative active of súga