English - Etymology

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

English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbɛd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɛd/
• Rhymes: -ɛd

English - Adverb

abed (comparative more abed, superlative most abed)

1. In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]
   • William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616),Twelfth Night, II, iii

     Not to be abed after midnight

2. To childbed
   • William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616), Titus Andronicus, IV, ii

     "I mean, she's brought a-bed"

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English - References

1. ^ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

English - Anagrams

• bade
• baed
• bead

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