To confuse, bewilder, or daze someone (archaic or dialect).
Possibly related to abash or a variant/dialectal form. The exact etymology is uncertain, but it likely combines a- (to) with a root meaning confusion or daze.
This is such an archaic word that even many historical dictionaries mark it as uncertain—it survives mainly in regional dialects and very old texts!
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