biscopdom

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biskopadōm, equivalent to bisċop +‎ -dōm. Cognate with Old High German biscoftuom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃopˌdoːm/

Noun

bisċopdōm m (nominative plural bisċopdōmas)

  1. a bishop's province, a bishopric
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCXLIX Hēr Æġelbriht of Galwalum æfter Byrine þām Rōmanisċa bisċop onfeng Sexena bisċopdōmas.
      Year 649In this year Ægelbriht from Gaul and took over the Saxon bishoprics from the Roman bishop Birinus.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative bisċopdōm bisċopdōmas
accusative bisċopdōm bisċopdōmas
genitive bisċopdōmes bisċopdōma
dative bisċopdōme bisċopdōmum

Descendants

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