Bide

·vt To wait for; as, I bide my time. ·see Abide.

II. Bide ·vt To Remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.

III. Bide ·vt To Dwell; to Inhabit; to Abide; to Stay.

IV. Bide ·vt To Encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to Endure; to Suffer; to Undergo.

bide
to stay or abide. C. It will bide billinge at, it will bear working at. N. Let un'bide, let him stay...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose