abed
adverb
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Pronunciation: /əˈbɛd/ / /ˈɑːbɛd/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English abedde, o bedde, from Old English on (“in”) + bedde (“bed”). Equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + bed.
- In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
“Not to be abed after midnight”
“[She] is sick abed.”
- On a childbed.
“I mean, she's brought a-bed”
name
Etymology: From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname.