Seljumannamessa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seljumannamessa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seljumannamessa" in Norwegian.

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

seljumannamessa: seljumannamessa, f. den 8de Juli, da man holdt en kirkelig Fest til Minde om denhellige Sunnifas Følge, som var kommeti Land paa Øen Selja og der havdefundet Martyrdøden, = heilagra mannamessa í Selju (Gul. 17 jvf Borg. 1,145 fg; Eids. I, 94 fg). OT. 2637; Flat.II, 24621; Grág. 3912; DN. 1505.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛚᛁᚢᛘᛆᚿᚿᛆᛘᚽᛋᛋᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.