- abode
[abode 词源字典]
- abode: see bide
[abode etymology, abode origin, 英语词源] - abode (n.)
- mid-13c., "action of waiting," verbal noun identical with Old English abad, past participle of abiden "to abide" (see abide), used as a verbal noun. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an Old English class I strong verb (ride/rode, etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1570s.