þolian

See also: tholian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθo.li.ɑn/

Verb

þolian

  1. to suffer, endure
  2. to experience a punishment
  3. to lose something that one has
    • Laws of King Ine
      Ġif hē ealdormon sie, ðolie his sċire, būton him kyning arian wille
      If he is an alderman, he shall lose his shire, unless the king wishes to pardon him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þolian (weak, class 2)
infinitive þolian þolienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þoliġe þolode
second person singular þolast þolodest
third person singular þolaþ þolode
plural þoliaþ þolodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þoliġe þolode
plural þoliġen þoloden
imperative
singular þola
plural þoliaþ
participle present past
þoliende (ġe)þolod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: þolien
    • Scots: thole
    • English: thole
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