Middle English Dictionary Entry
abidden v.
Entry Info
| Forms | abidden v. P.sg. abed, p.pl. abidon[!] |
| Etymology | OE ābiddan, -bæd, -bǣdon. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To pray; pray for (sth.).
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)14/20 : Mucele ðing abidon þa mære apostolas æt þan Halȝæn Fæder.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)16/23 : Ðe biscop..abed þa æt Gode þat he wrohte ðone waterscype to wunsume yrðlande.
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)150 : Sytteþ her þe hwile ich go to abidde me.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)41/1 : Þa wæs on Judealande an geleafful wytega Abachuc gehaten, se hæfde riperes abedene to his corne & bær heom heora mete.
Note: New spelling
Note: New sense: ?p.ppl. 'obained, called for'