aband

See also: Aband and A band

English

Etymology

Contraction of abandon.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbænd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbænd/
Rhymes: -ænd

Verb

aband (third-person singular simple present abands, present participle abanding, simple past and past participle abanded) (obsolete)

(transitive) To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce. [attested only in the late 16th century][1]
(transitive) To desert; to forsake. [attested only in the late 16th century][1]
- (Can we date this quote?), Spenser, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  And Vortiger enforced the kingdom to aband.

References

“aband” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Anagrams

Banda, banda

Middle Irish

Noun

aband f

Alternative form of ab (“river”)

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
aband	unchanged	n-aband
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[SOED-1] “aband” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.