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Definition of abye in English: abye(also aby, abuy) verb əˈbʌɪ rare, archaic with object To pay the penalty for (an offence); to atone for, suffer for, make amends for, expiate (a crime, one's sins, another's guilt, etc.).
OriginOld English (in an earlier sense). From a- + buy. Compare Gothic usbugjan to redeem (from us- + bugjan). Definition of abye in US English: abye(also aby, abuy) verbəˈbʌɪ rare, archaic with object To pay the penalty for (an offence); to atone for, suffer for, make amends for, expiate (a crime, one's sins, another's guilt, etc.).
OriginOld English (in an earlier sense). From a- + buy. Compare Gothic usbugjan to redeem (from us- + bugjan). |