abaie

See also: abaïe and abaïé

French

Alternative forms

• abaye

Verb

abaie

1. inflection of abayer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old French

Etymology 1

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatia.

Noun

abaie oblique singular, f (oblique plural abaies, nominative singular abaie, nominative plural abaies)

1. abbey

Related terms

• abeesse

Descendants

• Middle English: abbeye
  • English: abbey
• Middle French: abbaïe
  • French: abbaye
• Picard: abaïe

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin batāre.

Alternative forms

• abbeie

Noun

abaie oblique singular, ? (nominative singular abaie) (Anglo-Norman)

1. terror
2. rapture; being transported

References

• abaie in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022