mæsse

See also: masse, Masse, massé, Massé, mâsse, mäße, Maße, messe, Messe, mêsse, and meße

Middle English

Noun

mæsse

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of messe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *Vulgar Latin messa, from Late Latin missa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæs.se/

Noun

mæsse f

  1. mass (mostly in Roman Catholic churches)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLVIII Hēr Bregowine wæs tō arċebisċeop ġehādod tō Sc̃e Michaheles mæssan.
      Year 758 In this year Bregowine was ordained archbishop at the mass of St. Michael.

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative mæsse mæssan
accusative mæssan mæssan
genitive mæssan mæssena
dative mæssan mæssum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: messe (in part)
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