abode pret. of Abide.()n.[OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See Abide. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.]1. Act of waiting; delay.(Shak.)And with her fled away without abode. (Spenser.)2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.()He waxeth at your abode here. (Fielding.)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.)n.[See Bode, v. t.] An omen.()High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. (Chapman.)v. t. To bode; to foreshow.(Shak.)v. i. To be ominous.(Dryden.)