Bisceop-stól

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bisceop-stól

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: biscop-stól, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 bisceop-stól

m. [stól a stool, seat] A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see, bishopric; sedes episcopalis, episcopatus, pontificatus :-- He ne mihte ðone Rómániscan bisceopstól eallunge forlǽtan he could not altogether neglect the Roman episcopal see, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 28, 8. Agefen to Wigorna cestre ðam bisceopstóle given to the episcopal see at Worcester, Th. Diplm. A. D. 883; 131, 27. Augustinus cyrde to his bisceopstóle Augustine returned to his bishopric, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 37, 5. Seó on setl biscopstóles wæs to ætýced quæ in sedem pontificatus addita est, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 32. bisceop-stol

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛋᚳᛇᛈ-ᛋᛏᚩᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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