abrood
adjEtymology From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.
1
Obsolete Upon a brood; hatching eggs.
2
Figuratively Mischief.
abrood
advUS /əˈbɹud/
Etymology From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.
1
Obsolete Upon a brood; on a hatch.
- 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, […]1821, George D'Oyly, Hendrik Slatius, Henry Wharton, The life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury:
2
Figuratively Mischief.