/əˈbəʊd/, /əˈboʊd/, [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚]
OriginFrom Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.
- obsoleteAct of waiting; delay.
“Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode.”
- datedStay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
“During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over”
“You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.”
“The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abo”
- formalA residence, dwelling or habitation.
“of no fixed abode”
“Come let me lead you to our poor Abode.”
““I am of another world. I am John Carter, Prince of the House of Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium. Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode.””
- obsoleteAn omen; a foretelling.
“High-thundering Juno's husband, stirs my spirit with true abodes.”
- form-of, participle, pastsimple past and past participle of abide
“The fine, soundless pulse of this game was in the air for our young woman while they remained in the shop. While they remained? They remained all day; their presence continued and abode with her, was ”
- obsolete, transitiveTo bode; to foreshow; to presage.
“The night-crow cried, aboding luckless time”
- intransitive, obsoleteTo be ominous.
Formsabodes(plural) · aboad(alternative, obsolete) · abood(alternative, obsolete) · abodes(present, singular, third-person) · aboding(participle, present) · aboded(participle, past) · aboded(past)