abuin

Scots

Alternative forms

• abune, abane, abeen, abine, abin
• abeun, abön (Northern Isles)
• aboon (literary)

Etymology

From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /əˈbøn/
• (Central Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbɪn/
  • (South West Central, North East Central) IPA^(key): /əˈbyn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈbɪn/, /əˈben/, /əˈbin/
• (Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbin/
  • (South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbøn/

Adverb

abuin (comparative buiner, superlative buinmaist)

1. above, overhead, in the sky, higher up
2. superior to fate, in good cheer, in or into a better condition

Preposition

abuin

1. above, over, higher than, louder than, higher up
2. more than in number, quantity, or degree; over and above

References

• “abuin, adv., prep.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.