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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thole \Thole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian;
     akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience,
     dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale,
     Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear,
     tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift.


     [root]55. Cf. {Tolerate}.]
     To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] --Gower.
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           So much woe as I have with you tholed.   --Chaucer.
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           To thole the winter's steely dribble.    --Burns.
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