Question

select the word from paragraph 7 that comes from the old english word meaning \to tolerate or endure.\ \that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . . against whom, nevertheless, his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. for this he was . . . called the corrupter of the roman soldiery . . . owing entirely to his easy nature.\

Explanation:

We need to find the word from the given paragraph that comes from an Old English word meaning "to tolerate or endure". Let's analyze each highlighted word:

• "virtues" refers to moral excellence, not related to tolerating.
• "sufficient" means enough, not related to enduring.
• "rebelled" means to resist, opposite of enduring.
• "forbearance" means patience or the ability to tolerate, which matches the meaning of "to tolerate or endure" from Old English roots.
• "corrupter" means one who corrupts, not related to enduring.

Answer:

forbearance