Förste

Old Swedish Dictionary - förste

Meaning of Old Swedish word "förste" (or første) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so förste may have also been written as første

Alternative forms or notes:

forste STb 1: 61 (1476) o. s. v. foreste STb 3: 345 (1498). Se Sdw 2: 1225),. förste, fuste, högboren forste her sten stwre STb 1: 61 (1476). ib 72 (1476). högboren forste her erik axelsson ib 73 (1476). SJ 2: 57 (1480). ib.
lhöghboren foreste, herre hans, danmarkx, norgis etc. kongh STb 3: 345 (1498). - Jfr strids förste.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚱᛋᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.