duret (dur)

[Sc. also dour; dur = Sp. Pg. It. duro , durus , hard, rough, harsh, insensible, = Ir. dur = Gael. dur , dull, hard, stupid, obstinate, firm, strong, = W. dir , certain, sure, of force, dir , force, certainty; but the Celtic forms, like W. dur , steel, may be borrowed from the Latin.) Hard; rough. What dure and cruell penance dooe I sustaine for none offence at all. Palace of Pleasure, I. sig. Q, 4.