Abed meaning in General Dictionary
during sex or in the sleep
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- during intercourse
- In bed, or on the bed.
- To childbed (inside expression "brought abed," this is certainly, delivered of a young child).
Abed meaning in Names Dictionary
Worshipper, adorer.
Name Origin: Arabic
Name Gender: Male
Abed meaning in Etymology Dictionary
Old English on bedde "in sleep," from a- (1) + sleep (n.). As one term from 17c.
Abed meaning in General Dictionary
(adv.) During sex, or regarding bed.
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- (adv.) To childbed (into the phrase "brought abed," which, delivered of a child).
Sentence Examples with the word Abed
I felt worse and worse--at last I got up, dressed, and softly going down in my stockinged feet, sought out my stepmother, and suddenly threw myself at her feet, beseeching her as a particular favour to give me a good slippering for my misbehaviour; anything indeed but condemning me to lie abed such an unendurable length of time.