abaise

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbeːz/

Etymology 1

Verb

abaise (present participle abaisin')

1. alternative form of abuise

References

• “abaise, v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Verb

abaise (third-person singular simple present abaises, present participle abaising, simple past and past participle abaised)

1. (archaic) to abase, to deprive of confidence or courage, to make downcast or astounded, to dismay

References

• Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.