Náttmessa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - náttmessa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "náttmessa" in Norwegian.

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

náttmessa
náttmessa, f. Messe som synges om Natten; náttmessa merkir þá tíð, er kallastfyrir lög, því at þá var eigi lýst misk-unn burðar Krists fyrir aldarfeðrum,svá sem nóttmesso skal syngja fyrirallt dagsljós Hom. 733 fg 7; prestr á eigiat syngja fleiri messor of dag en tvær,hann á enga at syngja náttmesso nemajólanótt ena fyrsto Grág. 255 (Grg.I, 2113).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛏᛏᛘᚽᛋᛋᛆ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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