verb
thole
Thole (verb) means to bear something patiently, put up with it, or tolerate it.
verb
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To bear something patiently, put up with it, or tolerate it.
"He knew what they had tholed, the long times and troubles they'd come through without a leader."
— Seamus Heaney, Beowulf (1999)
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Etymology
Traces back through Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, to Old English þolian, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, suffer; to support”); compare Norwegian Bokmål tåle.
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What is the meaning of thole?
"thole" (verb) means to bear something patiently, put up with it, or tolerate it.
What is another word for thole?
Other words for "thole" include suffer, brook.
