Biskupa
Old Norse Dictionary - biskupa
Meaning of Old Norse word "biskupa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- biskupa
- að, to confirm, Hom. 99; biskup er skyldr at b. börn, K. Þ. K. 62; Guðmundr biskup biskupaði hann tvævetran, Sturl. iii. 122; tók Glúmr skírn ok var biskupaðr í banasótt af Kol biskupi, Glúm. 397: now in Icel. called að ferma or staðfesta or even kristna börn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛋᚴᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)