- ábycgan
- irreg wv/t1b 3rd pres ábygð past ábóhte ptp ábóht 1. to buy, pay for, requite, recompense; 1a. redeem; 2. perform, execute
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ábycgan
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aby — or abye transitive verb Etymology: Middle English abien, from Old English ābycgan, from ā + bycgan to buy more at abide, buy Date: before 12th century archaic to suffer a penalty for … New Collegiate Dictionary
aby — /euh buy /, v., pt. and pp. abought. v.t. 1. Archaic. to pay the penalty of. v.i. Obs. 2. to endure; continue. 3. to undergo suffering as a penalty. Also, abye. [bef. 1100; ME abyen, OE abycgan. See A 3, BUY] * * * … Universalium
ábicgan — see ábycgan … Old to modern English dictionary
áboht — adj bought (pptc of ábycgan) … Old to modern English dictionary
aby — or abye [ə bī′] vt. pt. & pp.abought [əbôt′] [ME abien < OE abycgan < a , for bycgan, BUY] Archaic to pay the penalty for … English World dictionary
a|bye — a|by or a|bye «uh BY», transitive verb, a|bought, a|by|ing. Archaic. 1. to pay the penalty for; atone for. 2. to suffer; endure. ╂[< Old English … Useful english dictionary
a|by — or a|bye «uh BY», transitive verb, a|bought, a|by|ing. Archaic. 1. to pay the penalty for; atone for. 2. to suffer; endure. ╂[< Old English … Useful english dictionary
