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)
- (immunology) to vaccinate
Derived terms
- bólusetning (“vaccination”)
Related terms
- bóluefni (“vaccine”)
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