Francismässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - francismässa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "francismässa" (or francismæssa) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

francismässa (francismæssa)
högtid firad till minnet av den helige Franciscus, den 4 oktober. ATb 1: 7 (1452) , 18 (1453), 37 (1455), 72 (1457), 133 (1460). JFr Fransmässa.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so francismässa may have also been written as francismæssa

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fransis- ATb 1: 18 (1453, franscis- ib 37 (1455)

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛆᚿᚴᛁᛋᛘᛅᛋᛋᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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