abyes

[uh-bahy]

a·by

[uh-bahy] verb, past and past participle a·bought.
verb (used with object)
1.
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
verb (used without object) Obsolete.
2.
to endure; continue.
3.
to undergo suffering as a penalty.

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Abyes is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Also, a·bye.


Origin:
before 1100; Middle English abyen, Old English ābycgan. See a-3, buy
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