bólusetja

Icelandic

Etymology

From bóla (“smallpox”) +‎ setja (“to place”), as the first vaccinations inoculated people against smallpox.

Verb

bólusetja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bólusetti, supine bólusett)

1. (immunology) to vaccinate

Derived terms

• bólusetning (“vaccination”)

Related terms

• bóluefni (“vaccine”)