Abed

English

Etymology

a- (“in, on”) +‎ bed

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛd

Adverb

Abed (comparative more Abed, superlative most Abed)

1. In bed, or on the bed.

   • Not to be abed after midnight - Shakespeare,Twelfth Night, II,iii

2. To childbed

   • "I mean, she's brought a-bed" - Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, IV,ii

Translations

In bed, or on the bed

Bulgarian: на легло (bg) Finnish: vuoteessa (fi), sängyssä (fi) French: au lit (fr)

German: zu Bett Norwegian: i seng (no) Spanish: en cama (es)

Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - e - d

(Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d

Anagrams

• bade
• baed
• bead