thole

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /θoʊl/ UK /θəʊl/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like soul /θ/ vs /s/ Sounds like sole /θ/ vs /s/

Meanings

1

verb
to endure or suffer; (also) a pin holding an oar

The hardy folk learned to thole the bitter winters.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to endure or suffer; (also)... endure bear suffer tolerate withstand

Word family

Related forms tholepin

Etymology

In the verb sense, from Old English tholian ('to suffer, endure'), from Proto-Germanic *thulana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tele- ('to bear, carry'). The 'oar-pin' noun is a separate word from Old English thol.

tholian Old English *thulana Proto-Germanic *tele- Proto-Indo-European

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# thole

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /θoʊl/
**IPA (UK):** /θəʊl/

## Meanings
1. to endure or suffer; (also) a pin holding an oar

## Examples
- The hardy folk learned to thole the bitter winters.

## Synonyms
- endure
- bear
- suffer
- tolerate
- withstand

## Related Forms
- tholepin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tholian
- Root: *thulana
- Root: *tele-

## Etymology
In the verb sense, from Old English tholian ('to suffer, endure'), from Proto-Germanic *thulana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tele- ('to bear, carry'). The 'oar-pin' noun is a separate word from Old English thol.

## AI Etymology
For thole, in the verb sense, from Old English tholian ('to suffer, endure'), from Proto-Germanic *thulana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tele- ('to bear, carry'). The 'oar-pin' noun is a separate word from Old English thol. In present-day use, it means to endure or suffer; (also) a pin holding an oar. Related vocabulary includes tholepin.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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