- abuten
- , prep. == without (sine). M. Ode, st. 43
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About — A*bout , prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Around; all round; on every side of. Look about you. Shak. Bind them about thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-an — suffix (also ean, ian) forming adjectives and nouns, esp. from names of places, systems, zoological classes or orders, and founders (Mexican; Anglican; crustacean; European; Lutheran; Georgian; theologian). Etymology: ult. f. L a … Useful english dictionary
