Obs.–1 [perh. ad. OFr. ablo! ‘vive! courage! allons! ferme!’ Godefroi.]
c. 1340. Gawayne & Gr. Knt., 1173 (1864), 37. Þe lorde for blys abloy Ful oft con launce & lyȝt, & drof þat day with joy, Thus to þe dark nyȝt.
