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Abys vs Abays - What's the difference?

abys | abays |

As a verb abys

is third-person singular of aby.

As a noun abays is

plural of lang=en.

abys

English

Verb

(head)
  • (aby)

    • 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 ----

    abays

    English

    Noun

    (head)