Definitions for: Aby


[v] make amends for; "expiate one's sins"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.

2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]

But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
--Spenser.

Synonyms: abye, atone, expiate

See Also: compensate, correct, redress, right

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