Biskups-mark

Old Norse Dictionary - biskups-mark

Meaning of Old Norse word "biskups-mark" in English.

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

biskups-mark
n. the sign of a bishop; þá gerði Sabinus b. yfir dúkinum ok drakk svá öröggr (a false reading = kross-mark?), Greg. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
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