abuin
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan.
Pronunciation edit
- (Insular) IPA(key): /əˈbøn/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/, /əˈben/, /əˈbin/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /əˈbin/
Adverb edit
abuin (comparative buiner, superlative buinmaist)
- above, overhead, in the sky, higher up
- superior to fate, in good cheer, in or into a better condition
Preposition edit
abuin
- above, over, higher than, louder than, higher up
- more than in number, quantity, or degree; over and above
References edit
- “abuin, adv., prep.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.