Grotförste
Old Swedish Dictionary - grotförsteMeaning of Old Swedish word "grotförste" (or grotførste) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- grotförste (grotførste)
- storfurste. " grotffursten aff rytzeland" FM 133 (1502, samt. afskr.). med grotförstens sendebudh aff rydzlandh HSH 19: 89 (1505). " then grotforst aff lettogen" FH 1: 68 (1490-talet).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so grotförste may have also been written as grotførste
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- grotffurste.
- grotforst )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚮᛏᚠᚯᚱᛋᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- FH
- Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
- FM
- Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
- HSH
- Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.