Yfir-biskup
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-biskup
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-biskup"
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.)