"abay" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbɛi̯/, /aˈbɛi̯/
Etymology: From Old French abai, from abayer. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|abai}} Old French abai Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} abay, {{enm-noun|-}} abay (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The state of being defenceless against one's enemies. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Animal sounds, Hunting
    Sense id: en-abay-enm-noun-YpGTu1F5 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 87 13 Disambiguation of Hunting: 85 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (rare, Late Middle English) The baying of hounds in order to stop prey from escaping. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-abay-enm-noun-9xz8TmnR Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abaye, a-bay, a-baye

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for abay meaning in Middle English (1.7kB)

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