Knutsmässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - knutsmässa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "knutsmässa" (or knutsmæssa) in Swedish.

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

knutsmässa (knutsmæssa)
, f Knutsmässa, den 7 januari (Knut hertig) och den 10 juli (Knut konung). HSH 13: 76 (1524? Brask).

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

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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