Meaning of abbadísina | Babel Free

Definitions

definite accusative singular of abbadís (“abbess”)

accusative, definite, form-of, singular

Examples

“Það er sagt, að opt hafi ábótinn og múnkarnir úr Þykkvabæ farið í Kirkjubæ að hitta abbadísina og systurnar, og var það hægt í högum, meðan brúin var á Skaptá.”

It is said that the abbot and the monks from Þykkvibær often went to Kirkjubær to visit the abbess and the nuns, and this was possible in the old days, when the bridge was at Skaptá.

“Hann var hræddastur við abbadísina, sem var guðhrædd og dyggðug kona, svo að hann sá, að hann yrði að koma henni burt úr klaustrinu.”

He was most afraid of the abbess, who was a God-fearing and virtuous woman, so he saw that he had to get her out of the convent.

“Amma virðist hafa fengið gott atlæti á barnaheimilinu og var í sambandi við abbadísina Constantine langt fram á fullorðinsár.”

Amma seems to have had a good upbringing at the children's home and was in contact with the abbess Constantine well into her adult years.

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