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Webster 1913 Edition


Aboon

A-boon′

,
p
rep.
and adv. Above.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Aboon
the pass of Bally-Brough.
Sir W. Scott.
The ceiling fair that rose
aboon
.
J. R. Drake.

Definition 2024


aboon

aboon

English

Alternative forms

Preposition

aboon

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Sir W. Scott, (Please provide the title of the work):
      Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough.

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Joseph Rodman Drake, (Please provide the title of the work):
      The ceiling fair that rose aboon.

Adjective

aboon (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.

Noun

aboon (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.

References

  1. 1 2 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 4

Scots

Alternative forms

Preposition

aboon

  1. above
  2. higher up

Adverb

aboon (not comparable)

  1. above
  2. in good sorts, better condition

References

  • aboon” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh"