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 [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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