aiblins

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From able +‎ -lings.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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aiblins (not comparable)

  1. (Northern England) Perhaps, maybe. [Early 17th century.][1]

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aiblins”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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aible +‎ -lins

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeblɪnz/, /ˈjɛblɪnz/, /ˈjɪblɪnz/

Adverb

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aiblins (not comparable)

  1. perhaps
    Synonym: aibles

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