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Entry 7 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Abode

/əb-ōd'/ · A·bode · IPA /əˈboʊd/
01 pret. pret. of Abide.
  1. 1.
    pret. of Abide. See: Abide
02 n. Act of waiting; delay.
  1. 1.
    Act of waiting; delay.[Obs.]
    “And with her fled away without abode.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
    “He waxeth at your abode here.” — Fielding.
  3. 3.
    Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
    “Come, let me lead you to our poor abode.” — Wordsworth.
03 n. An omen.
  1. 1.
    An omen.[Obs.]
    “High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes.” — Chapman.
04 v. t. To bode; to foreshow.
  1. 1.
    To bode; to foreshow.[Obs.]
05 v. i. To be ominous.
  1. 1.
    To be ominous.[Obs.]