different between ablings vs aiblins
ablings
English
Alternative forms
- ablins
Etymology
Northern formation, from able +? -lings.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.bl?nz/
Adverb
ablings (not comparable)
- (Britain, dialectal) Alternative form of aiblins
Anagrams
- balings
ablings From the web:
aiblins
English
Alternative forms
- ablins
- ablings
Etymology
From able +? -lings.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?e?.bl?nz/
Adverb
aiblins (not comparable)
- (Scotland, Northern England) Perhaps, maybe. [Early 17th century.]
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.1:
- ‘I'll no say but she may aiblins hae been his honour's Squire Thorncliff's in her day–but she's mine now.’
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.1:
References
Anagrams
- bail ins, bail-ins
Scots
Etymology
able +? -lins
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ebl?nz], [?j?bl?nz], [?j?bl?nz]
Adverb
aiblins (not comparable)
- perhaps
aiblins From the web:
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