Kyndilmessa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kyndilmessa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kyndilmessa" in Norwegian.

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

kyndilmessa: kyndilmessa, f. Kyndilsmesse, 2den Fe-bruar, purificatio sanctæ Mariæ (saakaldet paa Grund af den romerske Kir-kes Skik paa den Dag at vie Kjerter,se R. Düringsfeld i Jahrb. f. rom. Lit. V, 382, eller um kirkio mæþ liusomganga Fornsv. Legend. I, 817 fgg; DuCange I, 738 fg under candelaria; jvfDunst. 388, = kertamessa. Mar. 2048;Heilag. I, 2693; hófst kyndilmessa hitfyrsta sinn í Miklagarði Ann. 417.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿᚦᛁᛚᛘᚽᛋᛋᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

b. f.: det famme.

f.: Feminin.

it.: italiensk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

v.: Verbum.

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