Biskups-kjör

Old Norse Dictionary - biskups-kjör

Meaning of Old Norse word "biskups-kjör" (or biskups-kjǫr) in English.

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

biskups-kjör (biskups-kjǫr)
n. pl. the election of a bishop, Bs. i. 476.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, biskups-kjör may be more accurately written as biskups-kjǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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