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

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