Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thole \Thole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian;
   akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience,
   dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale,
   Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear,
   tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift.
   [root]55. Cf. {Tolerate}.]
   To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] --Gower.

         So much woe as I have with you tholed.   --Chaucer.

         To thole the winter's steely dribble.    --Burns.