adv. and pred. a. [f. A- pref. 11 + DEAD; apparently due to form-assoc. w. a-live, a-sleep, a-cold, but not analogous.] Dead.
1879. E. Arnold, Light of Asia, 101. As ye lie asleep so must ye lie A-dead.
adv. and pred. a. [f. A- pref. 11 + DEAD; apparently due to form-assoc. w. a-live, a-sleep, a-cold, but not analogous.] Dead.
1879. E. Arnold, Light of Asia, 101. As ye lie asleep so must ye lie A-dead.
