abier
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈbɪɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adjective
abier (not comparable)
- (UK, dialect, West Country, Somerset) Dead but unburied.
- Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier.
References
- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 7