Abed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abed \A*bed"\, adv. [Pref. a- in, on + bed.]
     1. In bed, or on the bed.
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              Not to be abed after midnight.        --Shak.
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     2. To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is,
        delivered of a child). --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abed
       adv : in bed