ABY

ABY', verb transitive or i. [Probably contracted from abide.] To endure; to pay dearly; to remain. obsolete

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{ A‐by″, A‐bye″ } (�), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Abought (�).] [[AS. ābycgan to pay for; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf. Abide.]] 1. 1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.
Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. Shak. 2. 2. To endure; to abide.
But nought that wanteth rest can long aby. Spenser.