aboon

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English ābufan (“above”).[1]

Pronunciation [edit]

Preposition [edit]

aboon

  1. (Scotland, UK dialect) Above.

Adverb [edit]

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, UK dialect) Above.

Adjective [edit]

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, UK dialect) Above.

Noun [edit]

aboon (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, UK dialect) Above.

References [edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 4:

Scots [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Preposition [edit]

aboon

  1. above
  2. higher up

Adverb [edit]

aboon (not comparable)

  1. above
  2. in good sorts, better condition

References [edit]

  • Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh [1]
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