Henriksmässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - henriksmässa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "henriksmässa" (or henriksmæssa) in Swedish.

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

henriksmässa (henriksmæssa): högtid förad till mennet av den helige Henrik den 19 (i Findland den 20) januari. ATb 1: 27 (1454). ib 1: 32 (1455) , 140 (1461). Jfr hindersmässa.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.