Kyndil-messa
Old Norse Dictionary - kyndil-messa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyndil-messa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kyndil-messa
- u, f. Candlemas, the feast of the Purification, Ó. H. 83, Bs. i. 73, Rb. 532, Dipl., N. G. l. passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᛏᛁᛚ-ᛘᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)