Dour

Morpheme

Dour

Type

free base

Denotation

severe, bold, stern, fierce

Etymology

Middle English dour; Scots dour; probably ultimately from Latin dūrus possibly via either (1) Middle Irish dúr and/or (2) French dour, dur

Evidence

dour, dourer, dourest, dourly, dourness

See Also

Dur(e) [Dure, Dur]