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Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan.
Pronunciation
- (Insular) IPA(key): /əˈbøn/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/
- (South West Central, North East Central) IPA(key): /əˈbyn/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/, /əˈben/, /əˈbin/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /əˈbin/
- (South Northern) IPA(key): /əˈbøn/
Adverb
abuin (comparative buiner, superlative buinmaist)
- above, overhead, in the sky, higher up
- superior to fate, in good cheer, in or into a better condition
Preposition
abuin
- above, over, higher than, louder than, higher up
- more than in number, quantity, or degree; over and above
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