dolent
Example Sentences
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When all had been rehearsed and shown to him, and he had well considered the matter, the knight was very dolent; yet in no wise would he avenge himself wrongfully.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
This Roman was very dolent, because of his cousin's death, for he had seen his body lying in the dust.
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene
When the King heard thereof he was passing heavy and dolent, and considered within himself how he might be delivered from this grief.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
Dole and dolent are doubtless the exact counterparts of dolore and dolente, so far as mere etymology can go.
From The Unseen World and Other Essays by Fiske, John
