1. To pay for; to buy. 2. To pay the penalty for; atone for. 3. To pay as penalty, to suffer. 4. To endure, to experience, to tolerate. (Confused with abide.) 5. To endure; to abide. (Confused with abide.)
Old English ābycgan (corresponding to a- + buy), from Germanic.
"Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear." - Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream
"But nought that wanteth rest can long aby." - Spenser
1. To pay for; to buy.
2. To pay the penalty for; atone for.
3. To pay as penalty, to suffer.
4. To endure, to experience, to tolerate. (Confused with abide.)
5. To endure; to abide. (Confused with abide.)
Old English ābycgan (corresponding to a- + buy), from Germanic.
"Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear." - Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream
"But nought that wanteth rest can long aby." - Spenser