Abode Definition
Simple past tense and past participle of abide.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous. [Attested from the mid 17th century to the late 17th century.]
Origin of Abode
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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 vowel, compare abode, preterit of abide.
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From an alteration with bode and Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ābēodan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + bēodan (“to command, proclaim”)
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Middle English abod home from abiden to wait abide
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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a- + bode (“presage, portend, announce”)
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