A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Princip(e, n. [Appar. F. principe (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), L. principium, e.m.E. principe (1649).] = Principall n.2 —1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 12.
The natural philosophie, metaphysik, and principis of mathematik
