thild

Middle English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þyld (“patience”), from Proto-West Germanic *þuldi, from Proto-Germanic *þuldiz (“endurance, patience”). Analyzable as thole +‎ -th through the original Proto-Germanic morphology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θild/
  • Rhymes: -ild

Noun

thild (uncountable)

  1. patience, endurance, thole; the ability to endure or bear something
    Sche hath nat no thild of hire. ― She doesn't have any endurance in her.

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