aby

American  

[uh-bahy] / əˈbaɪ /

Or abye

verb (used with object)

past and past participle

abought

1. Archaic. to pay the penalty of.

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verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

past and past participle

abought

1. to endure; continue.

2. to undergo suffering as a penalty.

aby British  

/ əˈbaɪ /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to pay the penalty for; redeem

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Etymology

Origin of aby

before 1100; Middle English abyen, Old English ābycgan. See a- ³, buy

Example Sentences

While Biden was in a meeting with the emperor of Japan, his Twitter account was posting details about administration efforts to address the b aby formula shortage.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

Before riding out of the gates, he turned round, and clenching his fist, glanced malignantly at Eustace, and muttered, "You shall aby it."

From The Lances of Lynwood by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

I see my commandment can take no place; Thou shalt aby therefore, I swear by the mass!

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Hazlitt, William Carew

All the days of thy life pass by and thou art content thus to aby.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

And her eyes ran over with tears and she repeated the following verses: Torment, indeed, in this our world, true lovers do aby; Hell      shall not torture them, by God, whenas they come to die!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John