aboon
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ABOONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ABOON abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#ABOONCategory:English terms derived from Old English#ABOON abūfan (“above”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbuːn/, /əˈbʏn/Category:English 2-syllable words#ABOONCategory:English 2-syllable words#ABOONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABOON[1]
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ABOONAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːnCategory:Rhymes:English/uːn#ABOONCategory:Rhymes:English/uːn/2 syllables#ABOON
Preposition
aboonCategory:English lemmas#ABOONCategory:English prepositions#ABOONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
Adverb
aboon (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ABOONCategory:English adverbs#ABOONCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#ABOONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
- (ScotlandCategory:Scottish English#ABOON, BritishCategory:British English#ABOON, Cheshire dialectCategory:English dialectal terms#ABOON) Above.[2]
- 1819, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay:
- The ceiling fair that rose aboon.Category:English terms with quotations#ABOON
Adjective
aboon (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ABOONCategory:English adjectives#ABOONCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ABOONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
- (ScotlandCategory:Scottish English#ABOON, BritishCategory:British English#ABOON dialectCategory:English dialectal terms#ABOON) Above.
- 1730, Allan Ramsay, “[Act II, Scene IV]”, in The Gentle Shepherd: A Scots Paſtoral-Comedy, page 23:
- The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe;Category:English terms with quotations#ABOON
The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece,
Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done,
Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon.
- 1871, James Ballantine, “We'll A' Meet Aboon”, in Lilias Lee and Other Poems, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, page 180:
- We'll a' meet aboon! We'll a' meet aboon!Category:English terms with quotations#ABOON
Oh what a blithe meeting yon meeting aboon!
Noun
aboon (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#ABOONCategory:English nouns#ABOONCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABOONCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABOONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
References
Anagrams
Category:English terms with open-syllable lengthening of Middle English /i u/#ABOONScots
Preposition
aboonCategory:Scots lemmas#ABOONCategory:Scots prepositions#ABOONCategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
- (literaryCategory:Scots literary terms#ABOON) alternative form of abuin
Adverb
aboonCategory:Scots lemmas#ABOONCategory:Scots adverbs#ABOONCategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ABOONCategory:Pages with entries#ABOONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABOON
- (literaryCategory:Scots literary terms#ABOON) alternative form of abuin
References
- “aboon, adv., prep.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.