Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Patient; forbearing.

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  • adjective obsolete Patient; longsuffering; forbearing.

Etymologies

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From Middle English tholemod, from Old English þolmōd, þolemōd ("forbearing, patient, of a patient disposition; patience, endurance"), equivalent to thole +‎ mood. Cognate with Icelandic þolinmódur ("patient"), Swedish tålmodig ("patient"), Danish tålmodig ("patient").

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