abed

adverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//əˈbɛd//
United States//əˈbɛd//

In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.

adverb

1
archaicIn bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
Not to be abed after midnight
[She] is sick abed.
The world was awake to the 2nd of May, but Mayfair is not the world, and even the menials of Mayfair lie long abed.
Who can lie peacefully abed, while the darkness holds some secret?
2
archaicOn a childbed.
I mean, she's brought a-bed

Etymology

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

Abdul · A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.abe · To be.Abe · A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.

abed · In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.

Abed · A male given name from Arabic.Abel · The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.Abi · A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

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