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dule

dule

Scots

Alternative forms

Adjective

dule ‎(comparative duler, superlative dulest)

  1. sad, sorrowful
    15th century, William Dunbar, Meditation In Winter (poem):
    My dule spreit dois lurk for schoir.
    My sorrowful spirit hides for fear.

Noun

dule ‎(uncountable)

  1. grief, sadness, sorrow

Etymology

From Old French dol or doel ‎(“anguish”), from Vulgar Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre ‎(“to grieve”). Later influenced by or reborrowed from early Middle English dool. Cognate with English dole. Compare modern French deuil ‎(“mourning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dul/, /døl/

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