Meaning of abbadísum | Babel Free

Definitions

indefinite dative plural of abbadís (“abbess”)

dative, form-of, indefinite, plural

Examples

“Í Rússlandi hefur hinn nýi andi birzt hjá ríkjandi furstafrúm, hefðarkonum og abbadísum, og einnig hjá konum af borgarastéttinni, sem voru lokaðar inni í kvennaskemmum, en þó einkum hjá alþýðukonunum, því að þær hafa bezt varðveitt einstaklingseðli sitt og sérkenni í byltingum tímans.”

In Russia, the new spirit has appeared among the reigning princesses, noblewomen, and abbesses, and also among women of the bourgeoisie, who were confined to women's retiring rooms, but especially among the common people, for they have best preserved their individuality and distinctiveness through the revolutions of time.

“En annálar nefna hana Þóru, og því hafa menn gert hana að tveim abbadísum. Guðný Helgadóttir verður svipaðan hátt að þrem abbadísum.”

But the annals name her Þóra, and so people have made her two abbesses. Gudný Helgadóttir similarly becomes three abbesses.

“Eftir að klaustrið var lagt af voru skipaðir klausturhaldarar til þess að sjá um jarðagóss klaustursins og ráðstafa ítökum þeirra en þessu hlutverki hafði áður verið sinnt af abbadísum.”

After the monastery was dissolved, commissioners were appointed to manage its estates and dispose of its rights, a role which had previously been carried out by abbesses.

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