Meaning & use
Dule
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An archaic or dialectal (chiefly Scots) word for grief, sorrow, or mourning.
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The old ballad speaks of a mother's dule for her son lost at sea.
Villagers gathered in dule and silence after news of the disaster arrived.
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The word is related to French 'deuil' (mourning) and survives today mainly in Scots dialect and older literary texts.
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