aboven

Middle English

Alternative forms

above, abuven

Etymology

Inherited from Old English abūfan, onbufan; equivalent to a- +‎ boven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbuːvən/, /aˈbuvən/, /aˈbuv(ə)/

Preposition

aboven

above
- 1390, John Gower, Confessio Amantis‎:
  Division, the gospell seith, On hous upon another leith, Til that the Regne al overthrowe: And thus may every man wel knowe, 970 Division aboven alle Is thing which makth the world to falle, And evere hath do sith it began.
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Descendants

English: above, aboon
- ⇒? English: bove
Scots: abuin, abune, abane, abeen, abine, abin; abeun, abön; aboon
Yola: aboo

References

“abǒve(n, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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