abigge
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son of a bitch — 1707 as a direct phrase, but implied much earlier. Abide þou þef malicious! Biche sone þou drawest amis þou schalt abigge it ywis! [ Of Arthour & of Merlin, c.1330] Probably the most common American vulgarity from about the middle of the… … Etymology dictionary
abie — v. a. == pay for, pay the penalty for. [abigge] 1624. B. pret. ‘abouȝte.’ 58 B. ‘abid.’ O. and N. 1775. AS. a bicgan. See Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 33 … Oldest English Words