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

• ġeþolian

Related terms

• þyld, ġeþyld

Descendants

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