abuin

== Scots == === Alternative forms === abune, abane, abeen, abine, abin abeun, abön (Insular Scots) aboon (literary) === Etymology === From Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan, onbufan. === Pronunciation === (Insular Scots) IPA(key): /əˈbøn/ (Central Scots) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/ (South West Central, North East Central) IPA(key): /əˈbyn/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn/, /əˈben/, /əˈbin/ (Northern Scots) IPA(key): /əˈbin/ (South Northern Scots) IPA(key): /əˈbøn/ === Adverb === abuin (comparative buiner, superlative buinmaist) above, overhead, in the sky, higher up superior to fate, in good cheer, in or into a better condition === Preposition === abuin above, over, higher than, louder than, higher up more than in number, quantity, or degree; over and above === References === “abuin, adv., prep.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.