Biskupa-þing

Old Norse Dictionary - biskupa-þing

Meaning of Old Norse word "biskupa-þing" in English.

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

biskupa-þing
n. a council of bishops, Bs. i. 713, H. E. i. 456.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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