aboon

aboon

English

Alternative forms

• abune

Etymology

From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English ābufan (“above”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbun/, /əˈbʏn/[1]

Preposition

aboon

1. (Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Walter Scott, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough.

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Joseph Rodman Drake, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     The ceiling fair that rose aboon.

Adjective

aboon (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.

Noun

aboon (uncountable)

1. (Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.

References

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4

Anagrams

• Noboa

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Scots

Alternative forms

• abuin
• abune

Preposition

aboon

1. above
2. higher up

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

1. above
2. in good sorts, better condition

References

• “aboon” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.