tholon

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną.

Verb

tholon

1. to suffer, to endure
2. to tolerate

Inflection

Conjugation of tholon (weak class 2)

infinitive	tholon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tholo, tholon	tholoda
2nd person singular	tholos, tholost	tholodos
3rd person singular	tholot	tholoda
1st person plural	tholon	tholodun
2nd person plural	tholot	tholodut
3rd person plural	tholont	tholodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	tholo	tholodi
2nd person singular	tholos, tholost	tholodis
3rd person singular	tholo	tholodi
1st person plural	tholon	tholodin
2nd person plural	tholot	tholodit
3rd person plural	tholon	tholodin
imperative	present
singular	tholo
plural	tholot
participle	present	past
	tholondi	tholot, githolot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dōlen

Further reading

• “tholon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• tholoian, tholian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Verb

tholon

1. to suffer, endure

   erlos tholodun thegnos mid githuldeon: the earls endured the thanes with patience. (Heliand, verse 4523)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tholon (weak class 2)

infinitive	tholon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tholon	tholoda
2nd person singular	tholos	tholodes
3rd person singular	tholod	tholoda
plural	tholiod	tholodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	tholo	tholodi
2nd person singular	tholos	tholodis
3rd person singular	tholo	tholodi
plural	tholion	tholodin
imperative	present
singular	tholo
plural	tholiod
participle	present	past
	tholondi	githolod, tholod

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dōlen
• ⇒ Middle Low German: dulden, dülden
  • German Low German: dülden