dolent
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Very dolent and right heavy was the fair lady that thus her lord had fled his house.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
And in such measure as the Franks rejoiced, so were the Greeks dolent, because right willingly would they have seen the Franks quarrelling and at war.
From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffroi de Villehardouin
When all had been rehearsed and shown to him, and he had well considered the matter, the knight was very dolent; yet in no wise would he avenge himself wrongfully.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France
She regarded him with her smoky eyes, in which he now saw that dolent, almost dolorous expression which had captivated him.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
She had that dolent, troubled look in her eyes.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
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