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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French tôle (“sheet iron”), from dialectal French taule (“table”), from Latin tabula. Doublet of table.
Noun
tole (uncountable)
- A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
Etymology 2
From Old English *tyll, related to betyllan (“to allure”) and fortyllan (“to seduce”).
Verb
tole (third-person singular simple present toles, present participle toling, simple past toled, past participle toled or tollen)
- (archaic) To entice; to allure or attract.
It is often necessary to tole a big stag, to induce him to leave the hind ...
1693, John Locke, “Some Thoughts Concerning Education”, in The works of John Locke Esq, volume III, published 1797, page 52:And thus the young Soldier is to be train’d on to the Warfare of Life ; wherein Care is to be taken that more things be not repreſented as dangerous than really are ſo ; and then, that whatever you obſerve him to be more frighted at than he ſhould, you be ſure to tole him on to by inſenſible Degrees, till he at laſt, quitting his Fears, maſters the Difficulty, and comes off with Applauſe.
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tole (uncountable)
- (historical) A portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
Etymology 4
Noun
tole (plural toles)
- (uncommon) A tola (unit of mass).
Etymology 5
Verb
tole
- (Southern US, African-American Vernacular, and some dialects of England) simple past and past participle of tell
I done tole you for the last time.
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German doln, from Old High German dolēn (“to endure”).
Verb
tole (Uri)
- to tolerate
- to endure
References
Latvian
Noun
tole f (5th declension)
- A female cow without horns (see Polled livestock at Wikipedia)
- (by extension, derogatory) A woman lacking in initiative
Usage notes
- This word is rather old and is not widely used in the modern language.
Lindu
Noun
tole
- urine
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English tōl.
Noun
tole
- Alternative form of tool (“tool”)
Etymology 2
From Old English tyllan.
Verb
tole
- Alternative form of tollen (“to bring”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þola.
Verb
tole (present tense toler, past tense tolte, past participle tolt, passive infinitive tolast, present participle tolande, imperative tol)
- to bear, endure, stand, tolerate
Dei toler ikkje synet av kvarandre. - They can't stand the sight of each other.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
See also
References
- “tole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Noun
tōle
- dative singular of tōl
Slovene
Pronoun
tole
- inflection of tale:
- accusative singular feminine
- nominative/accusative singular neuter
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَالِع (ṭāliʕ).
Noun
tole (plural tolelar)
- luck, fortune, fate