thild

Middle English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /θild/
• Rhymes: -ild

Noun

thild (uncountable)

1. 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.

References

• A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary