abaise

Scots edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /əˈbeːz/

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

abaise (present participle abaisin')

Alternative form of abuise

References edit

“abaise, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

abaise (third-person singular simple present abaises, present participle abaising, simple past abaised, past participle abaised)

(archaic) to abase, to deprive of confidence or courage, to make downcast or astounded, to dismay

References edit

Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.