Biskupa

Old Norse Dictionary - biskupa

Meaning of Old Norse word "biskupa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

biskupa: að, to confirm, Hom. 99; biskup er skyldr at b. börn, K. Þ. K. 62; Guðmundr biskup biskupaði hann tvævetran, Sturl. iii. 122; tók Glúmr skírn ok var biskupaðr í banasótt af Kol biskupi, Glúm. 397: now in Icel. called að ferma or staðfesta or even kristna börn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛋᚴᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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