måßa

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

måßa c

  1. Archaic form of mossa (moss).
    • ca. 17th century, Israel Holmström, Samlade dikter I (1999)[1], page 325:
      En gammal fuhler fahn
      har måßa mellan bena, []
      An old ugly bastard
      has moss between their legs, []
    • 1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Swenska Sprätthöken, Comédie, Uti 5. Acter[2], page 40:
      [] och då skall J få bli qwar i Stockholm, til deß måßan wäxer på Er, för Juncker Torbiörn.
      [] and then you will stay in Stockholm, until the moss grows on you, for Juncker Torbiörn.