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Abrood vs Abood - What's the difference?

abrood | abood |

As an adverb abrood

is upon a brood; on a hatch.

As an adjective abrood

is upon a brood; hatching eggs.

As a noun abood is

obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a proper noun Abood is

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abrood

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (obsolete) Upon a brood; on a hatch.
  • * 1821 , George D'Oyly, Hendrik Slatius, Henry Wharton, The life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury :
    • 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, [...]
  • (figurative) Mischief.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Upon a brood; hatching eggs.
  • (figurative) Mischief.

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    abood

    English

    Noun

  • * {{quote-book, year=1590, author=Privy Council, title=Acts of the Privy Council of England citation
    • , passage=Because yt was offred that his only sonne should be lefte there as a pledge for his allegeance, or to geve sufficient caucion for his repaire hether to avoyd all doubtes that his abood there might breede, his Lordship was required either to accepte the said pledg or such sufficient bond of him

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