aboon
advEtymology From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”).
aboon
prepUS /əˈbuːn/
Etymology From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”).
aboon
adjEtymology From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”).
- The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon.1730, Allan Ramsay, “[Act II, Scene IV]”, in The Gentle Shepherd: A Scots Paſtoral-Comedy, page 23:
- We'll a' meet aboon! We'll a' meet aboon! Oh what a blithe meeting yon meeting aboon!1871, James Ballantine, “We'll A' Meet Aboon”, in Lilias Lee and Other Poems, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, page 180:
aboon
nounEtymology From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”).
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