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Aby Moderate

Aby has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

make amends for

"expiate one's sins"

2

To pay for; to buy.

Proper Noun
1

A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178).

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Origin

The word "aby" comes from the Old English verb ābyċġan, which originally meant to buy, pay for, or redeem something. It is derived from a Proto-Germanic root combining elements meaning "out" and "buy.

Rhyming Words
baby gaby araby prebaby sassaby manbaby tarbaby merbaby furbaby crybaby hushaby wallaby lullaby barnaby carnaby burnaby bushbaby big baby cry baby hen baby
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