abbod

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbātem

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑb.bod/

Noun

abbod m

  1. abbot
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, 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...

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative abbod abbodas
accusative abbod abbodas
genitive abbodes abboda
dative abbode abbodum

Descendants

  • Middle English: abbot, abbod
  • → Old Norse: ábóti, abbáti, abbóti

References

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