To dwell or sojourn; esp. to sleep or pass the night (in a place), to lodge temporarily. Now rare or archaic.

intransitive. To spend or pass the night; to remain or lodge for the night. Also figurative.

intransitive. To stop or rest temporarily in some place; to remain or continue for a short time in some state. Obsolete.

intransitive. To stay all night; to pass the night (esp. in prayer).

with adverbs, as to stay away, behind, down, in, on, out, up. Also to stay over (originally U.S.): to stop overnight.

intransitive. To stay overnight; to pass the night in a particular place.

With over. †(a) to sleep late (Obsolete); (b) to spend the night at a place other than one's own residence (chiefly U.S.).