Bide (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n.
Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. bīdan; akin to OHG.
bītan, Goth. beidan, Icel. bī??; perh.
orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid,
v. t., and cf. Abide.] 1. To
dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
Milton.
2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a
place or state; to continue to be. Shak.
Bide, v. t. 1. To
encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to
undergo.
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm.
Shak.
2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See
Abide.