abe

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See also Abe, and abeʼ

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Probably a- +‎ be.

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

abe

  1. (intransitive, infinitive, regional, UK) Be.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 3:

Danish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /abə/, ['æːb̥ə]
  • Rhymes: -abə
  • (file)

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse api (fool).

Noun [edit]

abe c (singular definite aben, plural indefinite aber)

  1. monkey
  2. ape
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old Norse apa, from api (fool).

Verb [edit]

abe (imperative ab, infinitive at abe, present tense aber, past tense abede, past participle har abet)

  1. mimic, ape
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