Dwelled

Dwell \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. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
   dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.]
   1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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   2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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            I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.   --Shak.
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            Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
      in a place; to reside.
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            The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
            possessions.                          --Peacham.
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            The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
            hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
                                                  Smith.
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   {To dwell in}, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
      "My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.

   {To dwell on} or {To dwell 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.
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            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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