Principal

Old Swedish Dictionary - principal

Meaning of Old Swedish word "principal" in Swedish.

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

principal
förman, föreståndare. " wäl kan her snarliga göras et closter wdaff ffor fäm äller flere wars ordens bröder saa at en waare altit aff watzstena closter principal ok skulle kallas commissarius ordinis nostri" Troil 5: 315 (1505).

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Troil
Skrifter och handlingar til uplysning i svenska kyrko och reformationshistorien. [Utg. av U. von Troil.] 1--5. 1790--91.
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