Bisceopung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bisceopung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: bisceopian. bisceopung

Definitions

1 bisceopung

f. Confirmation :-- Se Hálga Gást ðás gyfa tódǽlð ... ealswá biscopas on biscpunge tó Gode sylfum wilniað, Wlfst. 51, 14. Hí setton heora handa ofer geleáffulle men, and him com tó se Hálga Gást ðurh heora biscepunge. Biscopas sind þæs ylcan hádes on Godes gelaþunge, and healdað dá gesetnysse on heora biscepunge, and biddað þæt se ælmihtiga Wealdend him sende ðá seofonfealdan gife his Gástes, Hml. Th. i. 328, 2-7.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛋᚳᛇᛈᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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