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Etymology 1[]
From Old English abad, abood, from abiden (“‘to abide’”). See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.
Noun[]
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Abode ({{{1}}})
- (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.viii:
- Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.viii:
- Template:Uncommon Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
- He waxeth at your abode here. - Henry Fielding
- Template:Formal A residence, dwelling or habitation.
- Come, let me lead you to our poore abode. - William Wordsworth
Synonyms[]
- See also Wikisaurus:abode
Translations[]
obsolete: act of waiting
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stay or continuance in a place; sojourn
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slightly dated: residence
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Verb[]
abode
- Simple past tense and past participle of abide.
Etymology 2[]
From a- + bode
Noun[]
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Abode ({{{1}}})
- (obsolete) An omen.
- High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. - George Chapman
Verb[]
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to Abode (third-person singular simple present abod, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)
Derived terms[]
- abodement
- aboding
See also[]
- dwelling
Anagrams[]
- abdeo,
- adobe
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