abrood
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
abrood (comparative more abrood, superlative most abrood)
- (obsolete) Upon a brood; on a hatch. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 19th century.][1]
- 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. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 19th century.][1]
Adjective edit
abrood (comparative more abrood, superlative most abrood)
- (obsolete) Upon a brood; hatching eggs. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 19th century.][1]
- (figurative) Mischief. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 19th century.][1]
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abrood”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.