Abed

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈbÉ›d/
• US IPA: /əˈbÉ›d/
• Rhymes: -É›d

Origin

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

Full definition of abed

Adverb

1. In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. First attested from 1150 to 1350.

• Not to be abed after midnight - Shakespeare,Twelfth Night, II,iii
1. To childbed
• "I mean, she's brought a-bed" - Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, IV,ii

Anagrams

• bade
• baed
• bead