difficulte

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French difficulte and their etymon Latin difficultās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˌfikulˈteː/, /diˈfikulteː/

Noun

difficulte (uncountable) (chiefly Late Middle English)

  1. Difficulty; the state of being difficult:
    1. Challenge in understanding or comprehension.
    2. Objection, obstruction; difficulty imposed by an obstacle.
  2. A difficult thing or situation.
  3. (rare) Reluctance, hesitation.

Descendants

  • English: difficulty
  • Middle Scots: defeculte
    • Scots: diffeeculty, diffeequalty, defeeckwulty

References

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