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Scots
Etymology
From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əbˈstin/, /ˈəbstin/
- (Mry., Nairn, e.Crm.) IPA(key): /əbˈsten/
Verb
absteen
- (Northern Scots) to abstain
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