Hofmästarinna

Old Swedish Dictionary - hofmästarinna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hofmästarinna" (or hofmæstarinna) in Swedish.

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

hofmästarinna (hofmæstarinna)
1) hovmästarinna, kvinna som förestår en drottnings el. furstinnas hov. domina idha hofmestarinnan HLG 1: 64 (1455).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -mestarinna )

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

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Works and authors cited:

HLG 1
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. I. Gillesboken 1393--1487. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1921.
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