Etymology

bradsot

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Today it means: Synonym of braxy (“inflammatory disease of sheep”). Full definition →

Old Norse *bráðsótt
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  1. Old Norse · derived from*bráðsótt
  2. English todaybradsot

Ultimately from Old Norse *bráðsótt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bråsott.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.