absey
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English abce, abcy, abse, apsy, equivalent to A + B + C.
Noun
[edit]absey (plural abseys)
- (obsolete) ABC; alphabet. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- (obsolete) Absey book; abecedary. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- (obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absey”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.