biscophad
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Alternative forms
- bisċeophād
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bisċophād m
- bishophood, a bishop's office or state, a bishopric, episcopate
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.
- In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and led that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bisċophād | bisċophāda |
| accusative | bisċophād | bisċophāda |
| genitive | bisċophāda | bisċophāda |
| dative | bisċophāda | bisċophādum |
Declension of bisċophād (strong u-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: bischophod, bischophad, bisschophode, bischophed
- English: bishophood
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bisceophád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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