aby

3 definitions found

aby - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  aby \aby\ v.
     1. atone for, make amends for
        [WordNet 1.5] Aby

  Aby \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Abought.]
     [AS. [=a]bycgan to pay for; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.
     er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf.
     Abide.]
     1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends
        for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: expiate
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                Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.
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     2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]
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              But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
                                                    --Spenser.
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aby - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aby
      v 1: make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: expiate,
           aby, abye, atone]