Middle English Dictionary Entry

abǒve(n adv. as adj.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Being directly over (but not touching or resting upon), above, overhead; God ~, heven ~, etc.: (b) being upon something, lying or resting above; (c) being at a higher level; (d) higher in the body, upper; (e) of a garment: worn over something else, outside, outer; (f) higher in a musical scale.