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Aby vs Abo - What's the difference?

aby | abo |

As a verb aby

is to pay for; to buy.

As a noun abo is

an aborigine; aboriginal.

As a proper noun Åbo is

Swedish name of Turku

As an initialism ABO is

the most important blood type classification system for human blood transfusions.

aby

English

Alternative forms

* abye * abuy

Verb

  • (obsolete) To pay for; to buy.
  • (archaic) To pay the penalty for; atone for.
  • * Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. - Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, III,ii
  • (obsolete) To pay the penalty; atone; to suffer, as a penalty.
  • *
  • (archaic) To pay as penalty, to suffer.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.4:
    • Who dyes, the utmost dolor doth abye ; / But who that lives is lefte to waile his losse [...].
  • (obsolete) Endure; remain.
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    • Usage notes

    * , Aby and abide became confused with each other for a period of time.

    References

    English three-letter words ----

    abo

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Abo

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal.

    • Synonyms

    * boong * gin (female Aborigine) * Jacky * lubra (female Aborigine) * Mary (female Aborigine)

    Anagrams

    * * * *

    References

    English three-letter words ----