† aˈbime Obs.
The earliest form of abysm.
| a 1300 Cursor Mundi 22678 Right unto þe abime fra heþen. 1616 Drummond of Hawthornden Wks. 1711, 13/2 Feel such a case as one whom some abime [other edd. abisme] In the deep ocean kept had all his time. |
† aˈbime Obs.
The earliest form of abysm.
| a 1300 Cursor Mundi 22678 Right unto þe abime fra heþen. 1616 Drummond of Hawthornden Wks. 1711, 13/2 Feel such a case as one whom some abime [other edd. abisme] In the deep ocean kept had all his time. |
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