abidan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną (“to await, expect, tolerate”), equivalent to ā- +‎ bīdan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbiːdɑn/

Verb

ābīdan

to wait for, to await
to suffer, to abide

Conjugation

Conjugation of ābīdan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ābīdan	tō ābīdenne
1st-person singular	ābīde	ābād
2nd-person singular	ābīdest	ābide
3rd-person singular	ābīdeþ	ābād
plural	ābīdaþ	ābidon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ābīde	ābide
plural	ābīden	ābiden
imperative
singular	ābīd
plural	ābīdaþ
participle	present	past
	ābīdende	(ġe)ābiden

Descendants

Middle English: abiden
- Scots: abyde
- English: abide

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