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profitable (s.xii1/3)

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profitable (s.xii1/3)

profeitable,  proffitable,  profetable,  prophitable;  proufictable,  proufitable,  prouffitable,  purfitable  
  FEW:  profectus 9,428a Gdf:  profitable 6,425a GdfC:  profitable 10,427a TL: porfitable 7,1510 DEAF:  porfit (porfitable)  DMF:  profitable  TLF:  profitable  OED:  profitable a., n., adv.  MED:  profitable a.  DMLBS:

a.

1profitable, advantageous
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Lantelius est une pere [...]. Profitable est a porter As homes qui volent rober  248.1363
( MS: s.xiiim )  Treis overaignes al cors prophitables sunt  4970
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300? )  Mult est profitable a la bone gent  29
( 1435 )  auxquels lieux il (=the king) a fait faire grans et notables offres et roysonables ouvertures, amiables, doulces, honnourables et proufictables aux parties et a leurs subgez  429
2fruitful, bountiful
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Li lius ert beus e delitables, Li pais bons e profitables  130
3wise, knowledgeable
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Se hom dit parole covenable, E ki en Deu seit profeitable, U estudeit en bon traité, Dreiz est ke hom seit esleeced  9004
( c.1241; MS: s.xiii2 )  ke tote vostre maysnee [...] seyt leale, honeste e profitable  400
( c.1300 )  .ij. proddeshomes [...] profitables et sachaunz a estre baillifs  i 44
4effective
( 1485-86 )  si lez patentz fuerent profetables il ne poet avera [sic] tiel seintuary  ii 116
pharm.med.beneficial (to health), effective (as a cure)
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les bainz fist chauz e saluables E al pople mult profitables  1638
( MS: s.xv )  cest oille mult est preciouse e mult profitable a corps dormé  99.S111
literature(of rhyme) effective
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  rime entendable, Legiere e douce e profitable  220

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See also:

nientprofitable  profit  profitablement  profitance  profitement1  profiter  tresprofitable 
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