See Also: dolour(dictionary)
dolour(dictionary)

dolour (iou)



dolour noun. Now literary. Also *dolor. ME.
[Old French dolo(u)r (mod. douleur) from Latin dolor pain, grief: see -OUR, -OR.]
Physical suffering, pain; a pain, a painful affliction. ME-E18.
Mental pain or suffering; sorrow, distress; in pl. (now rare), griefs, sorrows. ME.
V. Nabokov I spend my doleful days in dumps and dolours. T. Roethke I'm full of dolor and gloom about..human existence.
The outward expression of grief; lamentation, mourning. ME-M17.
Indignation. E-M17.