ABY


Meaning of ABY in English

Variant: or abye

Pronunciation: ə - ' b ī

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English abien, from Old English ā bycgan, from ā - + bycgan to buy ― more at ABIDE , BUY

Date: before 12th century

archaic : to suffer a penalty for

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