afbigt

Danish

Etymology

From last syllable bigt (“confession,confession of sins”) from Middle Low German bichte, the form with af- is influenced by the synonymous older Danish afbed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑwˌbiɡd]

Noun

afbigt c (singular definite afbigten, not used in plural form)

1. atonement

   Synonyms: bod, afbed

References

• “afbigt” in Den Danske Ordbog