English

Alternative forms

• ablins
• ablings

Adverb

aiblins ‎(not comparable)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) Perhaps, maybe. [Early 17^th century.]^[1]
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.1:

     ‘I'll no say but she may aiblins hae been his honour's Squire Thorncliff's in her day–but she's mine now.’

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

Scots

Etymology

able +‎ -lins

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeblɪnz], [ˈjɛblɪnz], [ˈjɪblɪnz]

Adverb

aiblins ‎(not comparable)

1. perhaps