abbedvigsel

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abbed +‎ vigsel, 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 vígsla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabːəd.ˈvɪɡsəl/
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  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bed‧vig‧sel

Noun

abbedvigsel m (definite singular abbedvigselen, indefinite plural abbedvigsler, definite plural abbedvigslene)

  1. a consecration or ordainment of an abbot
    • 1912, Edvard Bull, Folk og kirke i middelalderen, page 58:
      biskopen … svarte, at abbedvigsel og avløsning [syndsforlatelse ved skriftemål] ikke passet sammen, og satte en anden mand til abbed
      the bishop… replied that abbot ordainment and atonement did not match, and put another man to abbot

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