Old English · noun
abbod
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑb.bod/
- Syllables
- ˈɑb · bod (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- abbot
Meaning
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abbot
Þā ġecwæð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā muneca wunian...
Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that no more monks could dwell there...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abbātem
Descendants
abbot
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