abecedary - Middle English Compendium

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ābēcēdē

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abecedary n.

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Forms	abecedary n. Also abscedary.
Etymology	ML abecedarium

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1.

A spelling book or primer.

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?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.333 : Lanfrancus..perceyvynge anoon that he was but of simple intellect, toke to hym an abscedary [Trev.: a þing wiþ letter for to spel].