Abie
//ˈeɪbi// name, verb
name, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Obsolete form of aby. alt-of, obsolete
"But patience perforce he muſt abie, / What fortune and his fate on him will lay, / Fond is the feare, that findes no remedie;"
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Example
More examples"But patience perforce he muſt abie, / What fortune and his fate on him will lay, / Fond is the feare, that findes no remedie;"
Etymology
From Abe + -ie.
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