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Webster 1913 Edition
Abode
A-bode′
,p
of ret.
Abide
. A-bode′
,Noun.
[OE.
abad
, abood
, fr. abiden
to abide. See Abide
. For the change of vowel, cf. abode
, imp. of abide
.] 1.
Act of waiting; delay.
[Obs.]
Shak.
And with her fled away without
abode
. Spenser.
2.
Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
He waxeth at your
abode
here. Fielding.
3.
Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
Come, let me lead you to our poor
abode
. Wordsworth.
A-bode′
,Noun.
[See ]
Bode
, Verb.
T.
An omen.
[Obs.]
High-thundering Juno’s husband stirs my spirit with true
abodes
. Chapman.
A-bode′
,Verb.
T.
To bode; to foreshow.
[Obs.]
Shak.
A-bode′
,Verb.
I.
To be ominous.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abode
ABO'DE
, pret. of abideABO'DE
,Noun.
1.
Stay; continuance in a place; residence for a longer or shorter time.2.
A place of continuance; a dwelling; a habitation.3.
To make abode, to dwell or reside.ABO'DE
,Verb.
T.
ABO'DE
,Verb.
I.