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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Endure, v. Also: endur, -duir, -duyr, -deur; endowre, -dour, -dore. [ME. endure (14th c.), -deure, -dure, OF. endurer. Cf. Indure v.]

1. intr. To continue to exist or operate; to last.(a) 1400 Facs. Nat. MSS. II. 44.
Yhour saufconduyt endurand quhill the fest of the natiuite of Seint John the Baptist c1420 Wynt. v. 2742.
Na thare sall na state endure … Quhar that mercy tays na stede Ib. 3326.
Thare were … That enduryt and had lestyng Fully foure and twenty yhere 1448 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 7.
Begynnand at the evin … of the said feists, and endurand quhill that day awcht dayes 1462 Ib. 20.
This statute to endure quhill Michaelmes next c1420 Ratis R. 1579.
Gif God ordanit ilke thinge For to endur for-out failȝeing 1490 Irland Mir. I. 107/6.
This discord … endurit mare then the space of v thousand ȝere 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 337/2.
[The grant] to endure als lang as he haldis the comptrollary in his hand 1551 Hamilton Cat. 40.
The haly feir of our Lord enduris for evirmair 1596 Dalr. I. 146/6.
xix ȝeiris enduret his regne(b) 1415 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 37.
Thir our letteris for the tym of our gowernal til enduir 1493 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 213.
For tham, thar arys and successouris perpetualy tyl enduyr(c) c1420 Wynt. v. 64.
That that tempyll … suld endowre And fermly stand in to that plas 1431 Ayr & W. Coll. I. 228.
This sal endour for a yer efter this wyrt c1420 Wynt. v. 3372 (W).
Thair weire … That endorit … Full foure and twenty ȝere

b. To last or hold out (in adverse conditions). c1420 Wynt. vii. 1354.
Fra that liqwre He tastyd, than mycht he nowcht endure ?1438 Alex. i. 1041.
Nane micht endure agane his dynt 1456 Hay I. 61/30.
Quhen the bataillis had sa lang lestit that it was grete mervaill till endure Ib. 197/22.
Sen he may nocht othir wayis endure na eschape the dede c1475 Wall. xi. 1038.
Amang this ost ye may nocht lang endour

2. tr. To bear, suffer, sustain. 1375 Barb. ii. 429.
His men … war sa few that thai na mycht Endur the fors mar off the fycht Ib. 524.
That thai may mekill paynis endur ?1438 Alex. i. 1479.
Thair worthynes Gart thame endure trauale and pane c1420 Ratis R. 1562.
This eild can trawail best endure c1475 Wall. iii. 5.
Als bestiall, thar rycht cours till endur, Weyle helpyt ar be wyrkyn off natur a1500 Bernardus 354.
A man and wrechyte creatowr, Maide in this warlde dolowr to endour

3. refl. To exert, constrain (oneself). 1492 Myll Spect. 272/9.
Be sufferans of God, I purpois to endure me to the translatioun of the samyn [book]