abeigh

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)

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

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3