abyden

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === abiden === Etymology === From Old English ābīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan, from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną, equivalent to a- +‎ byden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbiːdən/ === Verb === abyden to wait, be patient. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== abod ==== Descendants ==== English: abide Scots: abyde, abide ==== References ==== “abīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.