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Where does “abyden” come from?

abyden (Middle English) comes from Old English ābīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan.

abyden (Middle English): to abide

Definitions

  1. to abide

Ancestry of “abyden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābīdanto abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind;...
2Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdan—

Words derived from “abyden”

  • abiding
  • abidingly
  • abidingness
  • unabiding
  • abydynge
  • abidynge
  • abidinge
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