Verb: aby (abought) u'bI
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- Make up for, compensate or make reparation for wrongdoing or causing offence
"He tried to aby his mistakes by working overtime";
- expiate, abye [archaic], atone, make amends
Derived forms: abought, abies
Type of: compensate, correct, redress, right
Encyclopedia: Aby, Lincolnshire