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Meaning of abbadísar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈapːaˌtiːsar̥

Definitions

indefinite genitive singular of abbadís (“abbess”)

form-of, genitive, indefinite, singular

Examples

“Yfirstjórn klaustursins var í höndum abbadísar, en í klaustrinu voru 60 nunnur, 13 prestsmunkar, 4 messudjáknar og 8 leikbræður, er voru undanþegnir regluhaldi.”

The monastery was governed by an abbess, and it contained 60 nuns, 13 priests, 4 altar boys and 8 lay brothers, who were exempt from the governence.

“Þorvaldur búland bróðir Agnesar abbadísar átti son er Jón hét.”

Þorvaldur Búland, brother of Abbess Agnes, had a son named Jón.

“Samkvæmt bréfi rituðu 10. september 1459 að Reynistað, gaf séra Teitur Finnsson, bróðir Barböru abbadísar, klaustrinu tvær hálfar jarðirnar Engihlíð og Gil í Holtastaðasókn með samþykki Þorvaldar bróður þeirra.”

According to a letter written on 10 September 1459 at Reynistaðir, the Reverend Teitur Finnsson, brother of Abbess Barbara, gave the monastery the two half-manors of Engihlíð and Gil in the parish of Holtastaðir, with the consent of their brother Þorvaldur.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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