Dure
Dure , adjective
[Latin durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur {not transcribed}, stubborn, Welsh dir certain, sure, compare Greek {not transcribed} force.]
Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [Rare]
The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude.
Dure , intransitive verb
[French durer, Latin durare to harden, be hardened, to endure, last, from durus hard. See Dure, a.]
To last; to continue; to endure. [Obsolete] — Sir W. Raleigh
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while.