abrood
adverb
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Pronunciation: /əˈbɹud/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.
- Upon a brood; hatching eggs.
- Mischief.
adv
Etymology: From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.
- Upon a brood; on a hatch.
“The word in the original (as St. Hierom tells us from the Hebrew traditions) implies, that the Spirit of God sat abrood upon the whole rude mass, as birds upon their eggs, […]”
- Mischief.