abbedverdighet

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abbed +‎ verdighet, 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 verdighet (worthiness, dignity), from both verdig (worthy, dignified), from Old Norse verðugr, from verð + the suffix -ig from -ugr, Old Norse -igr (-y), from *-ugaz, Proto-Germanic *-īgaz (-y) or from Low German -ig (-y) or German -ig (-y), from Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *-g, both from Proto-Germanic *-gaz (-y), from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (-y) + the suffix -het from Middle Low German -heit, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (manner, way), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt-, *(s)keydʰ- (clear, bright, shining).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabːəd.ʋæɖɪheːt/, /ˈabːəd.ʋæʁdɪheːt/
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  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bed‧ver‧dig‧het

Noun

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abbedverdighet f or m (definite singular abbedverdigheta or abbedverdigheten, indefinite plural abbedverdigheter, definite plural abbedverdighetene)

  1. an abbotship or abbacy (the dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot)
    • 2013 October 4, Den katolske kirke[katolsk.no]:
      [helgenen] Dankard ble skattet mer på grunn av sine ordensdyder enn på grunn av sin abbedverdighet alene
      [the saint] Dankard was treasured more because of his virtues than because of his abbacy alone
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  • abbedlig (related to an abbot)
  • abbedvigsel (to inaugurate an abbot)
  • abbedverdighet (dignity that comes with the position of abbot)
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