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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Aby | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Aby | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Aby \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Abought}.] [AS. [be]bycgan to pay for; pref. [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See {Buy}, and cf. {Abide}.] 1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.] Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak. 2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.] But nought that wanteth rest can long aby. --Spenser. | |
