Abedisse

Old English Dictionary Entry

Abedisse

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: abbadisse. abedisse

Definitions

1 abedisse

f. An abbess; abbatissa :-- Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28.

Runic Inscription

ᚪᛒᛖᛞᛁᛋᛋᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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