The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dwell \Dwell\, v. t.
   To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dwell
    v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood,
         dwell]
    2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
       in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
    3: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
       Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
       islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
       near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
       woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
    4: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
       mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]
    5: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always
       harping on the same old things" [syn: harp, dwell]