dule

See also: дуле

Scots

Alternative forms

• dool

Etymology

From Old French dol or doel (“anguish”), from Vulgar Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre (“to grieve”). Later influenced by or reborrowed from early Middle English dool. Cognate with English dole. Compare modern French deuil (“mourning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dul/, /døl/

Adjective

dule (comparative duler, superlative dulest)

1. sad, sorrowful
   • 15th century, William Dunbar, Meditation In Winter (poem):

     My dule spreit dois lurk for schoir.

     My sorrowful spirit hides for fear.

Noun

dule (uncountable)

1. grief, sadness, sorrow

Derived terms

• dule tree: a tree used for public hangings