biscop

Middle English

Noun

biscop

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of bischop

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃop/

Noun

bisċop m

  1. bishop
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þys ġēare wæs Æþelgār abbod tō bisċeope ġehālgod...tō þām bisċeopstōle æt Seolesīġġe. ⁊ on þām ylcan ġēare wæs Sūðhāmtūn forhergod fram sċipheriġe, ⁊ sēo burhwaru mǣst ofsleġen ⁊ ġehæft. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tenetland ġehergod. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Leġeċeastersċīr ġehergod fram norð sċiphere.
      Year 970 In this year Abbod Ethelgar was ordained bishop of the diocese at Selsey. And in the same year, Southhampton was plundered by a fleet, and most of the citizenry was slain or taken captive. And in the same year, Thanet was ravaged. And in the same year, Cheshire was ravaged by a northern fleet.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative bisċop bisċopas
accusative bisċop bisċopas
genitive bisċopes bisċopa
dative bisċope bisċopum

Derived terms

Descendants

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