aboon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English ābufan (“above”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbun/, /əˈbʏn/[1]

Preposition

aboon

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Walter Scott, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough.

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Joseph Rodman Drake, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      The ceiling fair that rose aboon.

Adjective

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.

Noun

aboon (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.

References

  1. 1 2 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4

Anagrams

Scots

Alternative forms

Preposition

aboon

  1. above
  2. higher up

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

  1. above
  2. in good sorts, better condition

References

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