I.
past of abide
II. əˈbōd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English abod waiting, stay, from abod, past of abiden to abide — more at abide
1. obsolete : act of waiting : delay : temporary stay
2. : continued stay in a place : residence , sojourn
during one's abode in the country
3. : place where one abides or dwells : home
a cottage became their abode
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by bode ) of Middle English abeden to announce, from Old English ābēodan to command, proclaim, from ā- (perfective prefix) + bēodan to command, proclaim — more at abear , bid
transitive verb
obsolete : forebode , presage
intransitive verb
obsolete : to be ominous