Kristmässa
Old Swedish Dictionary - kristmässaMeaning of Old Swedish word "kristmässa" (or kristmæssa) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- kristmässa (kristmæssa)
- julmessa, messa som läses vid julhögtidens ingång. thentit preSTin skulde byria criSTmessona ST 142.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so kristmässa may have also been written as kristmæssa
Part of speech: nn
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᛘᛅᛋᛋᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.