abay

A1B3A1Y4
US/əˈbeɪ/

noun

Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.

OriginMiddle English abay ← Old French abai →
First used Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounabay (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableBarking or baying of dogs at their prey.First known use Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchabai
  2. Middle Englishabay
  3. Englishabay

Inherited from Middle English abay, a-bay, from Old French abai, aboi, abay (“barking”), from the verb abayer.

More words from Middle English, Old French

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abay

amaymedayrewaytodaykjlasayplayzpayawaydisplaystaybayoksurveyleDJraylingerie
All rhymes →

Anagrams

bayaBaay
Cite this entry
APA

abay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abay

MLA

“abay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abay.

Source: abay on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.