Biskups-kjör
Old Norse Dictionary - biskups-kjörMeaning 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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