endurer

English

Etymology

endure + -er

Noun

endurer (plural endurers)

  1. One who, or that which, endures or lasts.

French

Etymology

From Old French endurer, andurer, from Latin indūrāre, present active infinitive of indūrō. According to the TLFi, it was a borrowing (semi-learned), however it was attested as early as 1050. Doublet of indurer, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Verb

endurer

  1. (transitive) to endure

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin indūrāre, present active infinitive of indūrō.

Verb

endurer

  1. to suffer; to endure; to undergo
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 90 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, lines 789-90:
      U li haïr u li amer
      m'irt forte paine a endurer
      Whether I hate her or I love her
      there will be great pain for me to endure.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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