bode

Definitions

1. 1.An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.] The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. Chaucer.
2. 2.A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.] Sir W. Scott
3. 3.A messenger; a herald. Robertson.
4. 4.A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]
5. 5.Abode. There that night they bode. Tennyson.
6. 6.of Bid. Bid or bidden. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is an omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.] The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. Chaucer called?
• What is a bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.] Sir W. Scott called?
• What is abode. There that night they bode. Tennyson called?