Francismässa
Old Swedish Dictionary - francismässaMeaning 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.