abeigh

== Scots == === Alternative forms === abigh, abiegh, abieght === Etymology === Probably from a- (“in a state or condition”) + Old Norse beigr, beygr (“fear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈbiç/ === Adverb === abeigh aloof, aside, away, apart from others. [Mid 16th century.] === References === “abeigh, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.