Meaning

3 senses
  1. (obsolete)ABC; alphabet.

  2. (obsolete)Absey book; abecedary.

  3. (obsolete)An alphabetical acrostic list.

Origin

From Middle English abce, abcy, abse, apsy, equivalent to A + B + C.

From Middle English abce, abcy, abse, apsy, equivalent to A + B + C.

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Forms

plural: abseys
Singularabsey
Pluralabseys

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedabsey-book

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
absey — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto