Meaning of abbadísinni | Babel Free
ˈapːaˌtiːsɪnːɪDefinitions
definite dative singular of abbadís (“abbess”)
dative, definite, form-of, singular
Examples
“Ókunnugt er, hvenær gaffallinn fyrst var brúkaður í Þýzkalandi og Danmörku, en getið er bæði hans og borðhnífs þar fyrst, í veizlu hjá abbadísinni von Hohenstein, sem dó í Elsass 1191.”
It is unknown when the fork was first used in Germany and Denmark, but it is first mentioned there, along with the table knife, at a feast held by Abbess von Hohenstein, who died in Alsace in 1191.
“Og einn af þessum hversdagslegu dögum sem enginn tekur eftir tók ein þeirra, ung stúlka frá Þýzkalandi, sig til og byrlaði abbadísinni eitur, svo að hún dó eftir miklar þjáningar.”
And on one of those ordinary days that no one notices, one of them, a young girl from Germany, took action and poisoned the abbess, so that she died after great suffering.
“Nunnunum í klaustrinu eða abbadísinni hefur líklega verið mútað að undirlagi föður þíns til þess að láta ekki á neinu bera.”
The nuns in the convent or the abbess have probably been bribed by your father to keep quiet about it.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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