difficulte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• defeculte, deficulte, difficultee

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French difficulte and their etymon Latin difficultās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˌfikulˈteː/, /diˈfikulteː/

Noun

difficulte (uncountable) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. Difficulty; the state of being difficult:
   1. Challenge in understanding or comprehension.
   2. Objection, obstruction; difficulty imposed by an obstacle.
2. A difficult thing or situation.
3. (rare) Reluctance, hesitation.

Related terms

• difficult

Descendants

• English: difficulty
• Middle Scots: defeculte
  • Scots: diffeeculty, diffeequalty, defeeckwulty

References

• “difficultẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.