Messu-söngs-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - messu-söngs-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "messu-söngs-maðr" (or messu-sǫngs-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- messu-söngs-maðr (messu-sǫngs-maðr)
- m. a reading clerk to chant the mass, D. I. i. 282, 489.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, messu-söngs-maðr may be more accurately written as messu-sǫngs-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋᛋᚢ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)