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dure
/djʊə/
verb 1adj 1
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2ADJ.
rude
DURE + NOUN
longe
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verb
1
To last, continue, endure.
Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]
But he that was ſowne in the ſtony grũde ys he / which heareth the worde of God / and anon with ioye receaveth itt / yet hath he no rottꝭ in him ſelfe / And therefore he dureth but a ſeaſon[…].
adj
1
hard; harsh; severe; rough
The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude.
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Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]
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But he that was ſowne in the ſtony grũde ys he / which heareth the worde of God / and anon with ioye receaveth itt / yet hath he no rottꝭ in him ſelfe / And therefore he dureth but a ſeaſon[…].
Wiktionary03
The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude.
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