Old French

Noun

abeïe f ‎(oblique plural abeïes, nominative singular abeïe, nominative plural abeïes)

1. Alternative form of abaie
   • circa 1110,, Benedeit, Le Voyage de saint Brandan:

     Le leu u il aler deient:
     Abeïe bele e bone

     The place to which they must go
     has a fine, beautiful abbey

   • 12^th or 13^th Century, author unknown, Du Segretain Moine:

     Quant li moigne de l'abeïe,
     orent chanté et dit complie,
     El dortor s'alerent couchier.

     When the monks of the abbey,
     Had sung and said their prayers,
     They went to sleep in theirs chambers.

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.