v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dwelled usually contracted into Dwelt (&unr_;); 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To abide; to remain; to continue. [ 1913 Webster ] I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside. [ 1913 Webster ] The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ] The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
