kverksott
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom kverk (“throat”) + sott (“disease”). May also be analyzed as an apocoped version of kverka (“to kill, to strangle”) + sott (“disease”), which can be seen in the old Danicized spelling Qværkesot (normalized as kverkesott, also used in Bokmål).
Noun
editkverksott f (definite singular kverksotta, indefinite plural kverksotter, definite plural kverksottene)
- (veterinary medicine) strangles, Coryza contagiosa equorum
- Synonyms: kversill, kverksvull, kverke