(a) To undergo suffering, endure distress; also, suffer from an illness or a fever [quot. c1225]; (b) to suffer (martyrdom, death, punishment, hardship, an ailment, etc.); endure (toil, sorrow, etc.)……

(a) A contraction of the uterus while giving birth; the pain and discomfort experienced while giving birth;—usu. pl.; also in fig. context [quot. a1393]; pininge throwes; a twenti throwes, a period of……