absteen

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbˈstin/
• (Mry., Nairn, e.Crm.) IPA^(key): /əbˈsten/

Verb

absteen

1. (Northern Scots) to abstain

References

• “absteen, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
• Eagle, Andy, editor (2024), “absteen”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎^[1]