Þing-máríu-messa

Old Norse Dictionary - þing-máríu-messa

Meaning of Old Norse word "þing-máríu-messa" in English.

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

þing-máríu-messa
u, f. the ‘Þing-Mary’s-mass,’ = the 2nd July, from the alþing being held at that time, Icel. Almanack.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

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