Pronunciation : A*bed"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- in, on + bed.]
Definition : 1. In bed, or on the bed. Not to be abed after midnight. Shak.
2. To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child). Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913