Middle English Dictionary Entry
abrọ̄d(e adv.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | abrọ̄d(e adv.(2) Also obrode. |
| Etymology | From on brọ̄d(e. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In the act of brooding, for hatching eggs; setten ~, sitten ~.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)518 : So sone so þu sittest abrode, Þu forlost al þine wise.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)141a/b : Briddes..sittiþ bysiliche a broode vppon hire eiren.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)2.436 : Now forto hacche are hennys sette abrood [vr. obroode].