abye Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make amends for
    atone; aby; expiate.
    • expiate one's sins

WordNet

A*by", A*bye" transitive verb & intransitive verb (Also<
  • Aby
  • Abye
)
Etymology
AS. abycgan to pay for; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf. Abide.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Abought
Definitions
  1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction. Obs.
    Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. Shak.
  2. To endure; to abide. Obs.
    But nought that wanteth rest can long aby. Spenser.

Webster 1913