absteen

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əbˈstin/
(Mry., Nairn, e.Crm.) IPA^(key): /əbˈsten/

Verb

absteen

(Northern) to abstain

References

“absteen, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
“absteen” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary, 2016.

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