Martens mässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - martens mässa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "martens mässa" (or martens mæssa) in Swedish.

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

martens mässa (martens mæssa)
Mårtensmässa, den 11 november. Stock Skb 121 (1519). Arnell Brask Biᴵ 23. Jfr martini.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • mort(h)ens-. -messa),

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

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Works and authors cited:

Arnell Brask
E. Arnell, Bidrag till biskop Hans Brasks lefnadsteckning. 1904. [Av de särskilt paginerade textbilagorna är I, s. 7--37, avtryckt ur hds. fr. 1513--27.]
Stock Skb
Stockholms stads skottebok 1516--1525 samt strödda räkenskaper. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1935.
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