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Dure

//djʊə// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    hard; harsh; severe; rough archaic

    "The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude."

Verb
  1. 1
    To last, continue, endure. archaic, intransitive

    "Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English duren (“to last”), from Old French durer, from Latin durāre. Related to Dutch duren (“to last, dure”), German dauern (“to last, dure”). Doublet of endure.

Etymology 2

From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.

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