Gauk-messa
Old Norse Dictionary - gauk-messaMeaning of Old Norse word "gauk-messa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gauk-messa
- u, f. cuckoo-mass, = the 1st of May, D. N., N. G. L.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᚴ-ᛘᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)