Biskups-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - biskups-stafr

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

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

biskups-stafr
m. a bishop’s staff, Bs. i. 143.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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