Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bide \Bide\, v. t.
1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to
endure; to suffer; to undergo.
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide
the pelting of this pitiless storm. --Shak.
2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See {Abide}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Biding}.] [OE. biden, AS. b[=i]dan; akin to OHG. b[=i]tan,
Goth. beidan, Icel. b[=i]??; perh. orig., to wait with trust,
and akin to bid. See {Bid}, v. t., and cf. {Abide}.]
1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In
heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. --Milton.
2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or
state; to continue to be. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bide
v : dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in
town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn:
{abide}, {stay}]
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