verb
or abye əˈbī
( past or past part abought əˈbȯt)
Etymology: Middle English abien, abiggen, from Old English ābycgan, from ā - (perfective prefix) + bycgan to buy — more at abear , buy
transitive verb
1. archaic : to suffer for or pay for (an offense)
lest to thy peril thou aby it dear — Shakespeare
2. archaic : to pay, suffer, or endure (as a penalty)
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to pay the penalty : suffer
2. obsolete : endure , last , continue
but naught that wanteth rest can long aby — Edmund Spenser