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bosoignable (s.xii1)
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bosoignable (s.xii1)

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bosoinable;  besoinable,  besoignable,  besoingnable;  busoignable,  busuignable,  busuinable;  bossenable   (bosinale ),
(pl. bossenablis,  bosouynablez  GAUNT1 ii 243)  
  FEW:  *sunni 17,277a Gdf:  besoignable 1,634b GdfC: ∅ TL: besoignable 1,944 DEAF:  besoing (besoignable)  DMF:  besognable  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1needy, in want: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  fut povre e besoingnable  Dial Greg SATF 7914
2needful, necessary: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Meis busuinable chose (Latin: necessarium) est a la pardurable salud, que [...]  Camb Ps 209.29
( MS: s.xiii )  necessarie: bossenablis  TLL ii 120
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  de ses costages bosoynables e nyent besoynables  HENLEY2 290.c72
( 1347 )  qe briefs tantz et tieux comme busoignables serront, soient sur ce grantez  Rot Parl1 ii 172
( 1432 )  paiement & recompence, come a luy serront necessaries & bosinales  Rot Parl1 iv 417
3useful, needed: 
( 1373; MS: s.xivex )  come lour mestier y est moult bosoignable en la dite cité [...]  Scriveners 2
nient bosoignable
nientbosoignable

See also:

biensoignable  tresbosoignable 
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