Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends. · To pay (something) as a penalty, to atone for; to suffer (something). · To endure or tolerate (something); to experience. · To pay for (something); to buy.
From Middle English abyen, abien, abiggen, from Old English ābyċġan (“to buy; pay for; buy off; requite; recompense; redeem; perform; execute”), from Proto-Germanic *uzbugjaną, equivalent to a- + buy. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbugjan). Not related to abide.
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- Inherited-form mentionabyenenm
- Inherited-form mentionābyċġanang
- Inherited-form mention*uzbugjanągem-pro
- Cognate mention𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽got
This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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