ABLINS

Etymology

Adverb

ablins (not comparable)

(Scotland, now literary) Alternative form of aiblins [early 17th century]

Anagrams

• Blains, blains

Source: Wiktionary


A"blins, adv. Etym: [See Able.]

Definition: Perhaps. [Scot.]

Ai"blins, A"blins, adv. Etym: [See Able.]

Definition: Perhaps; possibly. [Scotch] Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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