aby
aby , verb
1.
atone for, make amends for
Aby ({not transcribed}) , verb, transitive and intransitive
[Anglo-Saxon ābycgan to pay for; pref. ā- (compare Gothic us-, German er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and compare Abide.]
1.
To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction. [Obsolete]
Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear.
2.
To endure; to abide. [Obsolete]
But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.
Also: Abye