biscoprice
Old English
Alternative forms
- bisċeoprīċe
Etymology
From bisċop + -rīċe.
Noun
bisċoprīċe n
- A bishopric; a bishop's province, diocese.
Declension
Declension of biscoprice (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bisċoprīċe | bisċoprīċu |
accusative | bisċoprīċe | bisċoprīċu |
genitive | bisċoprīċes | bisċoprīċa |
dative | bisċoprīċe | bisċoprīċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: byschopryke, bisshopriche, bysschopriche
- English: bishopric
References
- bisceopríce in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary