Meaning of abbadísir | Babel Free

Definitions

1. indefinite nominative plural of abbadís (“abbess”)
   form-of, indefinite, nominative, plural
2. indefinite accusative plural of abbadís (“abbess”)
   accusative, form-of, indefinite, plural

Examples

“Torfi var sídann riddari af nafnbót, en engir menn voru þá herrar kalladir eda frúr, sem fyrr hafdi verid, nema biskupar, ábótar oc abbadísir.”

Torfi was then a knight in name only, but there were no men then called lords or ladies, as there had been before, except for bishops, abbots, and abbesses.

“Árið 1357 var Arngrímur ábóti á Þingeyrum sviftur ábótatign og borinn ljótum sökum, og fleiri ábótar og abbadísir fengu sömu útreið um þessar mundir, án þess að getið sé um sakir.”

In 1357, Arngrímur, the abbot of Þingeyrar, was stripped of his abbot's dignity and accused of serious crimes, and other abbots and abbesses received the same treatment around that time, without any mention of the charges.

“Varðveist hafa dæmi um að abbadísir hafi komið fram sem verndarar þeirra sem órétti voru beittir.”

There are examples of abbesses who have acted as protectors of those who were wronged.

“Við þessu öllu áður sögðu þá tók kirkjan, því erfíngjar skyldu þá hvorki erfa biskupa nè ábóta eða abbadísir, heldur kirkja og klaustur.”

In addition to all that was previously said, the church took this position, because heirs were then to inherit neither bishops nor abbots or abbesses, but rather the church and the monastery.

“Samtíningur um ábóta og abbadísir og klausturhaldara eftir siðaskifti.”

A compilation concerning abbots, abbesses and priors after the Reformation.

“Um allar abbadísir í Kirkjubæ er lítið ritað.”

Little is written about all the abbesses of Kirkjubæ.

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