"absey" meaning in All languages combined

See absey on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: abseys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abce, abcy, abse, apsy, equivalent to A + B + C. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abce}} Middle English abce, {{m|enm|abcy}} abcy, {{m|enm|abse}} abse, {{m|enm|apsy}} apsy, {{compound|en|A|B|C}} A + B + C Head templates: {{en-noun}} absey (plural abseys)
  1. (obsolete) ABC; alphabet. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-absey-en-noun-ZbZbNHeA Disambiguation of Books: 63 13 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 10 5
  2. (obsolete) Absey book; abecedary. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-absey-en-noun-bTWsSsEq
  3. (obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-absey-en-noun-wYYrqtSF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absey-book

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for absey meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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