I. ˈd(y)u̇(ə)r verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English duren, from Old French durer, from Latin durare to last, endure, probably from durare to harden, from durus hard
intransitive verb
archaic : endure
transitive verb
obsolete : sustain , endure
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dur, from Latin durus hard, rough; perhaps akin to Sanskrit dāruṇa hard, rough, dāru wood — more at tree
archaic : hard , severe
the winter is severe, and life is dure , and rude — W.H.Russell