Middle English Dictionary Entry
dūrẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dūrẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Power of continued resistance, endurance; haven no ~, to be unable to hold out.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)16 : Þe kynge's folk was litelle, it had no dure [rime: se].
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3258 : Þe kniȝttes seiȝen of þat cite Þat hij ne hadden non duree.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)14123 : Þen myghte Moddred haue no duree [F duree], Ne no fot helden his meynee.