Massa

Old Norse Dictionary - massa

Meaning of Old Norse word "massa" in English.

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

massa
að, [prob. an iterat. from meita], to whittle, carve a piece of wood idly with a knife; massa niðr spýtu, hvað ertu að massa?

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

Abbreviations used:

prob.
probably.

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