abe

Etymology

Probably a- +‎ be.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈbi/

Verb

abe

1. (intransitive, infinitive, regional, Britain) Be.
   • 1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527:

     Let it abe, I say.

   • 1864, Charles Dickens, Household Words‎, page 186:

     But if it amuses her I let it abe.

   • 1885, Charles Gibbon, Heart's Delight‎, page 154:

     But let that abe.

References

• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3

Anagrams

• BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, bae, eba

Adverb

abe

1. down

References

• “abe” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːbə/, [ˈæːb̥ə]

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• Rhymes: -aːbə

Etymology 1

From Old Norse api (“fool”).

Etymology 2

From Old Norse apa, from api (“fool”).

Adverb

abe

1. outside (of)

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Noun

abe

1. earring.

See also

• abey

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”).

Noun

abe f (plural abes)

1. bird

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbiː/

Verb

abe (third-person singular present abes, present participle abein, past abet, past participle abet)

1. to let alone, let be, leave undisturbed

References

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