A*bode" (#), pret. of Abide.
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A*bode", n. [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.
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A*bode", n. [See Bode, v. t.] An omen. [Obs.]
High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes.
Chapman.
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A*bode", v. t. To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.]
Shak.
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A*bode", v. i. To be ominous. [Obs.]
Dryden.
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