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Abade, Abaid, n. Also: abad; abayd, abayde. [Early ME. abād, abōd, from Abide v.]

1. Abiding, abode; stay; delay. 1375 Barb. vi. 60.
Heir may ȝhe mak abade Ib. xix. 607.
Thai … sperit at him of his abaid a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 212.
Quhen the gud fo(l)k had Apone the se mad lang a-bad c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxvi. 7.
The sweit abayd, the slichtfull trane 1513 Doug. ix. vii. 139.
Thar was na remedy nor abaid 15.. Clar. ii. 506.
This is the caus of his abaid 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 801.
Lamenting sair his lang abaid

2. Freq. in phrases denoting ‘without delay’, esp. but, forout, or without (mare) abade, chiefly used as rhyme-tags.1375 Barb. i. 142 (but mar abad); xviii. 323 (but mair abaid). a1400 Leg. S. i. 147 (but abade); 288 (but mar abade). c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 372 (forout abade). c1420 Wynt. ii. 53 (but mare abade). 1456 Hay I. 50/10 (but mare abade). 1513 Doug. i. iv. 62 (forout abaid); vi. 96 (but ony langar abaid); v. xii. 140 (without abaid). c1550 Rolland C. Venus ii. 181 (withouten mair abaid). Id. Seven S. 3 (but mair abaid).