abode

== English == === Alternative forms === aboad, abood (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbəʊd/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈboʊd/, [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚] Rhymes: -əʊd === Etymology 1 === From 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. ==== Noun ==== abode (plural abodes) (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.] (dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.] (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:abode ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== abode simple past and past participle of abide === Etymology 2 === From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ābēodan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + bēodan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- +‎ bode (“presage, portend, announce”). ==== Noun ==== abode (plural abodes) (obsolete) An omen; a foretelling. [Attested from the late 16th century to the late 17th century.] ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== abode (third-person singular simple present abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded) (transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage. [Attested from the late 16th century to the mid 17th century.] (intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous. [Attested from the mid 17th century to the late 17th century.] ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === dwelling === References === === Anagrams === Baode, EABOD, adobe, boaed