thole

Meaning

Verb

1. To suffer.
2. To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

Noun

1. A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.
2. A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.

Noun

A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus.

Synonyms

tholepin

oarlock

rowlock

peg

pin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θəʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thole

Inherited from Old English: þolian

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: tåle

Inherited from Old English: þol

Cognate with Danish: toll

Cognate with Dutch: dol

Cognate with Low German: Doll

In summary

From Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, suffer; to support”), compare Norwegian Bokmål tåle.