Abydynge

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Continuing for a long time without fading ; an older sense meaning waiting or staying put in one place
2. Lasting steadily and remaining unchanged over the years ; in Middle English usage, expecting or remaining somewhere until something happens
3. Enduring through time without change ; an archaic meaning of staying or waiting patiently in a spot until a event arrives

Etymology: "Abydynge" is a Middle English spelling of "abiding," the present participle of "abide." The verb goes back to Old English "ābīdan," formed from the intensifying prefix "ā-" and "bīdan," meaning "to wait." Its earliest sense was therefore plain waiting, and the older noun-like uses in Middle English still carry that idea of staying put and waiting out a period of time. The sense of "remaining" or "dwelling" grew naturally out of waiting: one who waits in a place stays there. From that came "to endure" or "bear patiently," which is why modern speakers still say they "can't abide" something. The "lasting" sense of the modern adjective "abiding" (as in an "abiding love") comes from the same root of remaining over time.