abode

plural abodes · alternative obsolete aboad · alternative obsolete abood

1. obsoleteAct of waiting; delay.First known use Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17ᵗʰ century.

   Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode.

   1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.viii

2. datedlawStay or continuance in a place; sojourn.First known use Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18ᵗʰ century.

   You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.

   1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume 2, London: Millar, →OCLC, page 289

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   During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]

   1661, John Fell Summary, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

   The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.

   1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC

3. formalA residence, dwelling or habitation.First known use First attested from around 1350 to 1470.

   humble abode

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   of no fixed abode

   Come let me lead you to our poor Abode.

   1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, London: s.n., →OCLC, page 236

   “I am of another world. I am John Carter, Prince of the House of Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium. Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode.”

   1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as “Thuvia”, in The Gods of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., September 1918, →OCLC, page 61

   He unrolled the newspaper baton idly and read idly: What is home without Plumtree's Potted Meat? Incomplete. With it an abode of bliss.

   1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[6]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

   Here's an interesting effect of a global pandemic that has forced Americans to stay home for nearly 10 months: with less vacation and dine-out options, folks have more money saved up then usual and, given the virtually endless amount of time spent staring at their own four walls, they seem to be more willing than usual to shell out some extra cash to spruce up their abodes.

   2020 December 3, Anna Rahmanan, “Christmas trees are, indeed, more expensive this year than last”, in Time Out

alternative obsolete aboad · alternative obsolete abood

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of abide

   The fine, soundless pulse of this game was in the air for our young woman while they remained in the shop. While they remained? They remained all day; their presence continued and abode with her, was in everything she did till nightfall....

   1898, Henry James, In the Cage

plural abodes · alternative obsolete aboad · alternative obsolete abood

1. obsoleteAn omen; a foretelling.First known use Attested from the late 16ᵗʰ century to the late 17ᵗʰ century.

   High-thundering Juno's husband, stirs my spirit with true abodes.

   1865, George Chapman, edited by Richard Hooper, The Iliads of Homer, London: J.R. Smith, →OCLC, page 6

present singular third person abodes · participle present aboding · participle past aboded · past aboded · alternative obsolete aboad · alternative obsolete abood

1. obsoletetransitiveTo bode; to foreshow; to presage.First known use Attested from the late 16ᵗʰ century to the mid 17ᵗʰ century.

   The night-crow cried, aboding luckless time

   1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, act 5, scene 6

2. intransitiveobsoleteTo be ominous.First known use Attested from the mid 17ᵗʰ century to the late 17ᵗʰ century.