abbedlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abbed +‎ -lig, first part from Old Norse ábóti, abbati, a term likely borrowed via Old English abbod, from Medieval Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Last part from Old Norse -ligr (“-y, -ly, -like”), from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“-like, -ly”), from *līką (“body; corpse, dead body”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“similar, like; image, likeness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbːɛdlɪ/, [ˈɑbːədlɪ]

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• Rhymes: -ədlɪ
• Hyphenation: ab‧bed‧lig

Adjective

abbedlig (neuter singular abbedlig, definite singular and plural abbedlige, comparative mer abbedlig, superlative mest abbedlig)

1. of or pertaining to an abbot, his function or dignity

   abbedlig verdighet

   abbot dignity

References

• “abbedlig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).