biskupsdómr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • biskupdómr
  • biskupsdœmi

Etymology

From biskup (“bishop”) +‎ -dómr.

Noun

biskupsdómr m

  1. dignity or rank of bishop
  2. episcopate, the period during which a bishop holds office
  3. bishopric, episcopal see

Declension

Declension of biskupsdómr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative biskupsdómr biskupsdómrinn biskupsdómar biskupsdómarnir
accusative biskupsdóm biskupsdóminn biskupsdóma biskupsdómana
dative biskupsdómi biskupsdóminum biskupsdómum biskupsdómunum
genitive biskupsdóms biskupsdómsins biskupsdóma biskupsdómanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “biskupsdómr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 53; also available at the Internet Archive
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