absey

English

Noun

absey (plural abseys)

  1. (obsolete) ABC; alphabet. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
  2. (obsolete) Absey book; abecedary. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
  3. (obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]

Derived terms

References
  1. “absey” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.

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