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