dure Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dure adjective
Etymology
L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur , stubborn, W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. force.
Definitions
  1. Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. R.
    The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. W. H. Russell.
Dure intransitive verb
Etymology
F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened, to endure, last, fr. durus hard. See Dure, a.
Definitions
  1. To last; to continue; to endure. Obs. Sir W. Raleigh.
    Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. Matt. xiii. 21.

Webster 1913