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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ābyċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbuggjan, from Proto-Germanic *uzbugjaną, equivalent to a- + bien.
Pronunciation
Verb
abyen
- To buy; to obtain in exchange (for something).
- To pay a fine or penalty.
c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus secundus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: Roberte Crowley, , published 1550, →OCLC, folio x, recto:The Notaries and ye noye the people / Ye ſhall abye it both by god that made me made- The notaries and you annoy the people / You shall pay the penalty for it both, by God that made me!
- To make amends for sin.
- To suffer (especially in place of another).
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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