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abye的过去式及过去分词

Abought \A*bought"\,
imp. & p. p. of {Aby}. [Obs.]


Aby \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Abought}.]
[AS. [=a]bycgan to pay for; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.
er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See {Buy}, and cf.
{Abide}.]
1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends
for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.]

Syn: expiate

Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.

2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]

But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
--Spenser.