biscop

Middle English

biscop

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

bisċop m

Declension of biscop (strong a-stem)

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, Norwegian Bokmål: bisp
- Norwegian Nynorsk: biskop, Norwegian Nynorsk: bisp
- Old Swedish: biskoper, biskuper
  - Swedish: biskop
  - → Finnish: piispa
- Danish: biskop

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