See Also: dolour(dictionary)
inamorate(1)(dictionary)
inamorate(2)(dictionary)
dolour(dictionary)

inamorate(1) (iou) and dolour (iou)


inamorate(1) (iou)



inamorate verb trans.Also (earlier) enamorate. L16-E18.
[Italian inamorare (now innam-) fall in love, from in- IN-2 + amore love: see -ATE3.]
Inspire with love, enamour.

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.