Define:Dule

Scots

Alternative forms

• dool

Etymology

From Old French dol, doel (modern deuill) ‘mourning’, from Vulgar Latin dolus, from Latin dolere ‘grieve’. Later influenced by or reborrowed from early Middle English dool. Cognate with English dole.

Pronunciation

• /dul/

Adjective

Dule (comparative duler, superlative dulest)

1. sad, sorrowful

   My dule spreit dois lurk for schoir. My sorrowful spirit hides for fear. (William Dunbar, ‘Meditation In Winter’)

Noun

dule

1. grief, sadness, sorrow