abuin

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Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan.

Pronunciation

(Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /əˈbøn/
(Central Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbɪn/
- (South West Central, North East Central) IPA^(key): /əˈbyn/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈbɪn/, /əˈben/, /əˈbin/
(Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbin/
- (South Northern Scots) 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

References

“abuin, adv., prep.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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