Bide

v. i. [A-S. & O. S. bidan, O. H. Ger. bitan, beitān, Goth. beidan. See ABIDE.] 1. To dwell permanently; to inhabit. 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. [Rare.] Shak.

v. t. 1. To remain firm under or endure; to suffer.

Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak.

2Sense 2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See ABIDE. Shak.