Dwell (?), v. t. To inhabit. [R.]
Milton.
Dwell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled (?),
usually contracted into
Dwelt (&?;); p.
pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.]
[OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian
to err; akin
to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw.
dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle to linger, and to E. dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.] 1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
I 'll rather dwell in my
necessity.
Shak.
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
Wordsworth. 3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place;
to reside.
The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions.
Peacham.
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
C.
J. Smith. To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell." Shak. --
To dwell on or upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of;
as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
They stand at
a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.
Buckminster. Syn. -- To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.
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