abbedverdighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈabːəd.ʋæɖɪheːt/, /ˈabːəd.ʋæʁdɪheːt/

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• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: ab‧bed‧ver‧dig‧het

Noun

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

Related terms

• abbedlig (“related to an abbot”)
• abbedvigsel (“to inaugurate an abbot”)
• abbedverdighet (“dignity that comes with the position of abbot”)

Related terms

• abbedi (“abbey”)
• abbedisse (“abbess”)

References

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