abed

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See also: Abed and abêd

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English abedde, on bedde (bed), from Old English bedd (bed). Equivalent to a- (in, on) +‎ bed.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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abed (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.][1]
  2. (archaic) To childbed

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abed”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Anagrams

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Scots

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Verb

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abed

  1. simple past tense of ab (to hinder)

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