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abeigh

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EtymologyEdit

Probably from a- (“in a state or condition”) + Old Norse beigr, beygr (“fear”).

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbiːx/, /əˈbeɪx/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbix/, /əˈbeɪx/

AdverbEdit

abeigh (comparative more abeigh, superlative most abeigh)

(rare, Scotland) Cautiously aloof. [Mid 16^th century.]^[1]

ReferencesEdit

^ “abeigh” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 3.

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