tholemod

Adjective

(comparative more tholemod, superlative most tholemod)

(obsolete) Patient; longsuffering; forbearing.

Origin

From Middle English tholemod, from Old English þolmōd, þolemōd (“forbearing, patient, of a patient disposition; patience, endurance”), equivalent to thole +‎ mood. Cognate with Icelandic þolinmódur (“patient”), Swedish tålmodig (“patient”), Danish tålmodig (“patient”).

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