thild
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)
- 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.