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