abune

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UK/əˈbuːn/UK/əˈbʏn/

A form of aboon — Above.

First used First attested around 1350 to 1470.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounabune (uncountable)
  1. Northern EnglandScotlandalternativeuncountableAlternative form of aboonFirst known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.
adverb
  1. Northern EnglandScotlandalternativeAlternative form of aboonFirst known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.
preposition
  1. Northern EnglandScotlandalternativeAlternative form of aboonFirst known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.

    Noo, high abune winds an' waves abune

    1877, Peter Burn, English Border Ballads
    1 more example

    And he gaed, and as he was bringing hame the water, a raven owre abune his head cried to him to look...

    1991, Katharine Mary Briggs, A Dictionary of British Folk Tales in the British Language

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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