Yfirbiskup

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirbiskup

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirbiskup" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

yfirbiskup
yfirbiskup, m. Ypperstepræst; þaðan vóroallir yfirbiskupar Gyðinga ór kyni Áronshverr eptir annan, þar til er kristinnkennimannsskapr hófst Pr. 1067; Stj.54223.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᛒᛁᛋᚴᚢᛕ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.

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