abill

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Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Early Scots) IPA(key): [ɛbl]
  • (Early Middle Scots) IPA(key): [ebl]
  • (Late Middle Scots) IPA(key): [ebl], [ibl]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle English abill, abyll.

Adjective[edit]

abill (comparative abillar/abellar/ablar, superlative abillist/ablist)

  1. (Middle Scots) possessed of ability
  2. (Middle Scots) having ability or qualifications for
  3. (Middle Scots) having ability or power to do something
  4. (Middle Scots) (of things) in fit, proper, or sound condition; capable of serving the desired or natural purpose
  5. (Middle Scots) subject, liable, or likely to undergo something (common in 16th c.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Adverbial use of the adj.

Adverb[edit]

abill (not comparable)

  1. (Middle Scots) ably, easily
  2. (Middle Scots) perhaps, possibly
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