thild

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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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