Meaning of abbadís | Babel Free

Definitions

1. abbess (a governess of a nunnery; roughly equal in authority over nuns as a abbot to monks)
   feminine
2. formidable, hardworking woman
   dated, feminine

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Examples

“Guðný Helgadóttir var kosin abbadís eptir lát Halldóru, en eigi vígð fyr en síðar af Agli biskupi Eyjólfssyni 1332.”

Gudný Helgadóttir was elected abbess after the death of Halldóra, but was not consecrated until later by Bishop Eyjólfur Arason in 1332.

“Var för hans þangað ráðin, og skildi Halldóra abbadís senda menn norður í móti honum um sumarið.”

His journey there was arranged, and Abbess Halldóra sent men north to meet him in the summer.

“Á 12. öld var uppi kona í Þýskalandi og var henni margt til lista lagt. Hún var guðfræðingur, nunna og abbadís, dulspekingur og prédikari, ljóðskáld og rithöfundur, náttúrufræðingur, lyfjafræðingur, myndlistarmaður og síðast en ekki síst tónskáld. Hvað hét þessi fjölhæfa kona?”

In the 12th century, there was a woman in Germany who was accomplished in many fields. She was a theologian, a nun and abbess, a mystic and preacher, a poet and writer, a naturalist, a pharmacist, an artist and, last but not least, a composer. What was the name of this versatile woman?

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