þolian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þuljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon þolian, Old High German dolēn, Old Norse þola (Swedish tåla), Gothic 𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (þulan); compare Latin tuli, tolerare (“tolerate”), tollere (“lift up, bear”), Ancient Greek τλῆναι.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θoliɑn/

Verb

þolian (weak class 2)

1. to suffer, endure

Conjugation

Conjugation of þolian (weak class 2)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	þoliġe	þolode
2nd-person singular	þolast	þolodest
3rd-person singular	þolaþ	þolode
plural	þoliaþ	þolodon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	þoliġe	þolode
plural	þoliġen	þoloden
imperative
singular	þola
plural	þoliaþ
participle	present	past
	þoliende	þolod

Descendants

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