Dwell /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Dwelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling

1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue.

   I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.

   Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

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.

   The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.

   They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.

1. To inhabit. [R.]