## Etymology
From Middle English abyen, abien, from Old English ābicgan ('to pay for, requite'), from ā- (intensive prefix) + bicgan ('to buy'). The sense was later confused with and absorbed by 'abide'.

## AI Etymology
Aby comes from Middle English abyen, abien, from Old English ābicgan ('to pay for, requite'), from ā- (intensive prefix) + bicgan ('to buy'). The sense was later confused with and absorbed by 'abide'. The historical trail runs through Old English ābicgan and Old English bicgan. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means to pay the penalty for; to atone for. Related forms include abide.

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- Money & Finance

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