bide

Etymology

From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan (“to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own”), from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan (“to wait”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, persuade, compel, trust”). Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.

verb

1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
   And doubting naught right courteous all, in your accustomed wont: And gentle ears, our author he is prest to bide the brunt c. 1570, anonymous author, Sir Clyomon and Sir Clamydes
2. (transitive, archaic) To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
3. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
4. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
   It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide. 1913, Fred E. Weatherly, Danny Boy
5. (transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.