allraheilagramessa

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From allraheilagra (all hallows') +‎ messa (mass). The first part being the genitive plural forms of allr (all) +‎ heilagr (holy, hallow).

Noun

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allraheilagramessa f

  1. Allhallowmas, All Saints' Day

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • allraheilagramessa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press