farsot

Danish

Etymology

From fare (“to travel”) +‎ sot (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /farsoːˀt/, [ˈfɑːˌsoˀd̥]

Noun

farsot c (singular definite farsoten, plural indefinite farsoter)

1. (dated) epidemy

Synonyms

• epidemi, omgangssyge

Further reading

• “farsot” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

From fara (“travel”) +‎ sot (“disease”), in the sense "a disease that travels".

Noun

farsot c

1. (dated) epidemy (epidemic disease)

Declension

Declension of farsot

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	farsot	farsots
	definite	farsoten	farsotens
plural	indefinite	farsoter	farsoters
	definite	farsoterna	farsoternas

References

• farsot in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• farsot in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• farsot in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• fastor, tofsar