dolerous

Old French

Alternative forms

• dolerus, dulurus

Etymology

From Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.

Adjective

dolerous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular dolerouse)

1. painful

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	dolerous	dolerouse	dolerous
	oblique	dolerous			dolerouse	dolerous
plural	subject	dolerous	dolerouses		dolerous
	oblique	dolerous			dolerouses	dolerous

Related terms

• dolor / dolur

Descendants

• Middle French: douloureux
  • French: douloureux
• → English: dolorous, dolourous

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (doleros)