[f. THOLE v. + -ING2.] That tholes; enduring; patient.
1340. Ayenb., 167. Þe holy gost … him makeþ strang and þolyinde uor to þolye huanne hi comeþ.
c. 1425. trans. Arderne’s Treat. Fistula, 58. Men now of daiez bene vnpacient and yuel tholyng.
