Höfuðkirkjumessa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðkirkjumessa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðkirkjumessa" (or hǫfuðkirkjumessa) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

höfuðkirkjumessa (hǫfuðkirkjumessa)
höfuðkirkjumessa, f.? arom efter gudsbyrdh 1443 ok looghordaghen nest firihuwdh kyrkiomesso a Vagha var æk (A.J. kunungs vmbodzman í Nørdhralute-nom í Gulbrandzdalom) í Hollobø ær lig-ger í Hiordale a Vagha DN. IX, 2904.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðkirkjumessa may be more accurately written as hǫfuðkirkjumessa.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᚢᛘᚽᛋᛋᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.

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