Abode

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbəʊd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊd

Etymology 1

From Old English abad, abood, from abiden (“‘to abide’”). See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.

Noun

Singular Abode

Plural {{{1}}}

Abode ({{{1}}})

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.

2. Template:Uncommon Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
   • He waxeth at your abode here. - Henry Fielding
3. 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

Dutch: wachten nl(nl) Finnish: viivytys fi(fi)

German: verweile de(de), warten de(de) Russian: задержка ru(ru) (zad'éržka) f., промедление ru(ru) (prom'edl'énije) n.

stay or continuance in a place; sojourn

Bulgarian: местопребиваване bg(bg) Dutch: verblijf nl(nl) n. Finnish: oleskelu fi(fi)

German: verweile de(de) Russian: пребывание ru(ru) (pr'ebyvánije) n. Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh gd(gd) f.

slightly dated: residence

Bulgarian: жилище bg(bg) Dutch: woonst nl(nl), verblijf nl(nl) Finnish: asunto fi(fi) German: Bleibe de(de) f.

Polish: miejsce zamieszkania n., siedziba f. Russian: жилище ru(ru) (žilíš'e) n., обиталище ru(ru) (obitáliš'e) n., обитель ru(ru) (obít'el') f. Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh gd(gd) f.

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French: demeure Vietnamese: nơi ở, sự ở lại, sự lưu lại

Verb

abode

1. Simple past tense and past participle of abide.

Etymology 2

From a- + bode

Noun

Singular Abode

Plural {{{1}}}

Abode ({{{1}}})

1. (obsolete) An omen.
   • High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. - George Chapman

Verb

Infinitive to Abode

Third person singular abod

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abode (third-person singular simple present abod, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) (obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
2. (intransitive) (obsolete) To be ominous.

Derived terms

• abodement
• aboding

See also

• dwelling

Anagrams

• abdeo,
• adobe

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