Old English · noun
scirbiscop
Normalised sċīrbisċop
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃiːrˌbiʃ.ʃop/
- Syllables
- ˈʃiːr · ˌbiʃ · ʃop (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- responsibledioceseshirebishop
Meaning
-
a bishop responsible for a shire or a diocese
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċīrbisċop | sċīrbisċopas |
| Accusative | sċīrbisċop | sċīrbisċopas |
| Genitive | sċīrbisċopes | sċīrbisċopa |
| Dative | sċīrbisċope | sċīrbisċopum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From sċīr (“shire”) + bisċop (“bishop”)
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