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abode

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Etymology 1

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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 nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.

Noun

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abode (plural abodes)

  1. (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.][1]
  2. (dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.][1]
    • 1661, John Fell Summary, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond‎[1]:
      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 […]
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume 2, London: Millar, →OCLC, page 289:
      You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.
    • 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:
      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.
  3. (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.][1]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:abode
    of no fixed abode
    • 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, London: s.n., →OCLC, page 236:
      Come let me lead you to our poor 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., 1918 September, →OCLC, page 61:
      “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.”
    • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[6]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
      He unrolled the newspaper baton idly and read idly:
      What is home without
      Plumtree's Potted Meat?
      Incomplete.
      With it an abode of bliss.
    • 2020 December 3, Anna Rahmanan, “Christmas trees are, indeed, more expensive this year than last”, in Time Out‎[2]:
      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.
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Verb

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abode

  2. simple past and past participle of abide
    • 1898, Henry James, In the Cage:
      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....

Etymology 2

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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”).

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abode (plural abodes)

  1. (obsolete) An omen; a foretelling. [Attested from the late 16th century to the late 17th century.][1]
    • 1865, George Chapman, edited by Richard Hooper, The Iliads of Homer, London: J.R. Smith, →OCLC, page 6:
      High-thundering Juno's husband, stirs my spirit with true abodes.
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abode (third-person singular simple present abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage. [Attested from the late 16th century to the mid 17th century.][1]
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous. [Attested from the mid 17th century to the late 17th century.][1]
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abode”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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