abode

abode · noun, verb¹

1. Old English · inherited from*ābād
2. Middle English · inherited fromabod
3. English todayabode

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.

abode · noun, verb²

1. Old English · inherited fromābēodan“to command, proclaim”
2. Middle English · inherited fromabeden“to announce”
3. English todayabode

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”).

First known use, by meaning

• Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17ᵗʰ century. Act of waiting; delay.
• Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18ᵗʰ century. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
• First attested from around 1350 to 1470. A residence, dwelling or habitation.
• Attested from the late 16ᵗʰ century to the late 17ᵗʰ century. An omen; a foretelling.
• Attested from the late 16ᵗʰ century to the mid 17ᵗʰ century. To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
• Attested from the mid 17ᵗʰ century to the late 17ᵗʰ century. To be ominous.