biscop

biscop

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bischop

• bisċeop

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃop/

bisċop m

1. bishop

• bisċopdōm
• bisċophād
• bisċoprīċe

• Middle English: bischop, bisschop, bisshop, byschop, bishup, busshop, bushop, busschop, bysshop, bissop, biscop, bisscopp
  • English: bishop (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: bishop
• → Old Norse: biskup
  • Icelandic: biskup
  • Faroese: biskupur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: biskop, bisp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: biskop, bisp
  • Old Swedish: biskoper, biskuper
    • Swedish: biskop
    • → Finnish: piispa
  • Danish: biskop