pénible, adj.
1. (difficile, ardu) clincig ♦ dēop/dīop > a.m. deep, got. diups, v.n. djúpr, v.h.a. tiuf > all.m. tief, v.s. diop/diap, v.fr. diop/diap ♦ earfoþe/earfeþe (ja/jō) ♦ gēandȳne ♦ (ge)swincful ♦ gewinful(lic) ♦ gewinnesful ♦ hē(a)h/hēa(g) > a.m. high, got. hauhs, v.n. hár (wa/wō), v.h.a. hōh/haoh > all.m. hoch, v.s. hōh, v.fr. hāch/hāg ♦ hefelic ♦ hefig/hæfig > a.m. heavy, v.n. hǫfugr/hǫfigr, v.h.a. hebīg/hefīg, v.s. heƀig ♦ hefigtȳme/hefigtīme/hefetīme ♦ st(e)arc/streac > a.m. stark, got. starks, v.n. sterkr, v.h.a. starc/starah > all.m. stark ♦ sticol/sticel/sticul, v.h.a. stechal ♦ swinclic ♦ unē(a)þe/unī(e)þe/unȳþe, v.h.a. unōdi {ja/jō}, v.s. unōdi ♦ unēaþelic. extrêmement pénible (TRAVAIL) þrohtheard.
2. (cruel, douloureux) āfor, got. abrs, v.n. æfr ♦ angsumlic ♦ bit(t)er/bit(t)or > a.m. bitter, got. baitrs, v.n. bitr, v.h.a. bittar > all.m. bitter, v.s. bittar ♦ c(e)arful > a.m. careful ♦ carig/ceari(g)/ceareg/cerg > a.m. chary, v.h.a. charag ♦ dēaþlic ♦ drēorig/drīorig/drēor(e)g > a.m. dreary, v.n. dreyrugr, v.h.a. trurag > all.m. traurig, v.s. drōrag ♦ drōflic ♦ earfoþe/earfeþe ♦ earfoþlic ♦ eg(i)le ♦ enge/ange/ænge/onge (ja/jō), got. aggwus (u), v.n. øngr, v.h.a. engi (i), v.s. engi ♦ gedeorfsum ♦ gēocor ♦ gēomorlic, v.h.a. jāmerlih > all.m. jämmerlich, v.s. jāmarlik, v.fr. jāmerlik ♦ gramlic ♦ grimlic, v.n. grimmligr ♦ grim(m)/grym > a.m. grim, v.n. grimmr, v.h.a. grimm (ja/jō) > all.m. grimm, v.s. grim, v.fr. grim ♦ hātigende ♦ h(e)ard (a/ō) > a.m. hard, got. hardus (u), v.n. harðr (a/ō), v.h.a. hart(i) (ja/jō) > all.m. hart, v.s. hard, v.fr. herd ♦ hearmlic, v.s. harmlīk ♦ hefeful ♦ hefelic ♦ hefig ← ♦ hefigtȳme ← ♦ lāþ > a.m. lo(a)th, v.n. leiðr, v.h.a. leid > all.m. leid, v.s. lēđ, v.fr. leed ♦ mēþe (ja/jō), v.n. móðr, v.h.a. muodi (ja/jō) > all.m. müde, v.s. mōđi ♦ nearu/nearo (wa/wō) > a.m. narrow, v.s. naru ♦ sār/swōr > a.m. sore, got. sair, v.n. sár, v.h.a. sēr > all.m. sehr, v.s. sēr, v.fr. sēr ♦ sārlic, v.h.a. sērlīh ♦ sorglic/sorhlic, v.h.a. sorglīh ♦ swǣr/swār/swēr, swǣre (ja/jō), v.n. svárr, v.h.a. swāri (ja/jō) > all.m. schwer, v.s. swāri, v.fr. swēre ♦ swǣrlic/swārlic, v.h.a. swārlīh ♦ swȳrige ♦ teart > a.m. tart ♦ tēonful ♦ torn, v.h.a. zorn > all.m. zorn, v.s. torn ♦ tornlic, v.h.a. zornlīh ♦ þrēanī(e)dlic ♦ unē(a)þe ← ♦ weorcsum ♦ wītelic/wītiglic ♦ wiþertȳme/wiþertīme ♦ wrāþ > a.m. wroth, v.n. reiðr, v.h.a. reid, v.s. wrēđ ♦ wrāþlic. très pénible þurhhefig.
3. (pesant) byrþenmǣte. chose pénible (fardeau) hefignes (f. jō) > a.m. heaviness.
4. (ennuyeux, long, fastidieux) ǣlenge ♦ ǣþryt(e) ♦ dēad ♦ hefelic ♦ hefiglic ♦ hefigtȳme ← ♦ langsum > a.m. longsome, v.h.a. langsam > all.m. langsam, v.s. langsam ♦ langsumlic ♦ langtoh. voyage pénible carsīþ (m. a) ♦ earfoþsīþ/earfeþsīþ (m. a).