Biskups-sýsla

Old Norse Dictionary - biskups-sýsla

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

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

biskups-sýsla
u, f. a diocese, episcopate, Fms. vii. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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