absteen
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Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
absteen
References[edit]
- “absteen, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- Eagle, Andy, editor (2024), “absteen”, in The Online Scots Dictionary[1]