v. To suffer; bear; thole; endure; put up with; undergo.
v. To endure; brook; be able to do or continue.
adj. Long; large; ample; great.
adj. Great; of serious moment.
adj. Tedious; wearisome; tiresome.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To endure; to suffer.
verb-intransitive. To be able to do or endure.
adj. Wearisome; tedious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To suffer; bear; endure: as, to dree penance.
To endure; be able to do or continue.
Long; large; ample; great.
Great; of serious moment.
Tedious; wearisome; tiresome.
n. Length; extension; the longest part.
Word Usage
"Nevertheless, her Highness, considering the ease as one of human frailty, hath not caused this wanton one to be scourged with nettles, or otherwise to dree penance; but, as two good brethren of the convent of Lindores, the Fathers Thickskull and"