abyden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• abiden

Etymology

From Old English ābīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan, from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną, equivalent to a- +‎ byden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbiːdən/

Verb

abyden

1. to wait, be patient.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abyden (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) abyden, abyde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	abyde	abod
2nd-person singular	abydest	abode, abyde, abod
3rd-person singular	abydeth, abyt, abyd	abod
subjunctive singular	abyde	abode1, abyde1
imperative singular		—
plural2	abyden, abyde	aboden, abode, abyden, abyde
imperative plural	abydeth, abyde	—
participles	abydynge, abydende	abyden, abyde, abeden, abede

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• abod

Descendants

• English: abide
• Scots: abyde, abide

References

• “abīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.