unbed en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + bed.
Meanings
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(transitive) To raise or rouse from bed.
Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder.
1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unbeds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unbedded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbedded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unbedding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |