Meanings
comparative more ablood · superlative most ablood
- archaicWith blood; covered in blood; bloodied
My pierced life was all ablood with sorrow!
1835, Thomas Wade, The Un-charmed1 more example
"Ay, Master Pengorn: How, when we were all in despair at thy non-coming, and Master Pierce and John Cann going down before this French tor of flesh, will I forget the mighty shout that went up from Cornish throats when thou cast thyself all ablood from the foaming mare! […]"
1905, Alexander Alexander, The Pirates' Hoard, page 18
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishablode
- Englishablood
From Middle English ablode, variant of on blode, equivalent to a- + blood.
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