Defn: of Abide.
ABODE
A*bode", n. Etym: [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.
ABODE
A*bode", n. Etym: [See Bode, v. t.]
Defn: An omen. [Obs.]
High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes.
Chapman.
ABODE
A*bode", v. t.
Defn: To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] Shak.
ABODE
A*bode", v. i.