Yfir-biskup

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-biskup

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-biskup" in English.

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

yfir-biskup
m. an over-bishop, high priest, Stj. 542, Ver. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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