Olafs mässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - olafs mässa

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

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

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -messa.
  • olleffsmessa: -o ATb 1: 16 (1453). olsmessa),
  • olafsmässo dagher (-messä-),
  • *olafsmässo marknadher
  • -messo- )
  • *olafsmässo tidh
  • oloffzmesso-.
  • olsmesse- )

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

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