For-messa

Old Norse Dictionary - for-messa

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-messa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

for-messa
u, f. ‘fore-mass,’ matins, Fms. vii. 145, viii. 174, ix. 48, Dipl. iii. 4, v. 18.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛘᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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