[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abed \abed"\, adv. pref. a- in, on + bed.
   1. in bed, or on the bed.
      1913 webster

            not to be abed after midnight.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to childbed in the phrase "brought abed," that is,
      delivered of a child. --shak.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abed
     adv : in bed

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