As an adverb abed
is in bed, or on the bed; confined to bed .
As an adjective abled is
having a range of physical powers as specified
[. ]
As a verb abled is
(able).
abed English
Adverb
( en adverb)
In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616),(Twelfth Night), II, iii
- Not to be abed after midnight
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title=[http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1519647W “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days], chapter=Ep./4/2
, passage=The world was awake to the 2nd of May, but Mayfair is not the world, and even the menials of Mayfair lie long abed .}}
To childbed
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616), (Titus Andronicus), IV, ii
- "I mean, she's brought a-bed "
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abled English
Etymology 1
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having a range of physical powers as specified. [ ]
Derived terms
* differently abled
Antonyms
* disabled
Etymology 2
Verb
(head)
(able)
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