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abhominable (s.xii1)

The form abominable is a cross reference to the following entry:

abhominable (s.xii1)

abominable  
  FEW:  abominari 24,38a Gdf:  abominable 1,26a GdfC:  abominable 8,16a TL: abominable 1,56 DEAF: DMF:  abominable  TLF:  abominable  OED:  abominable a., n. and adv.  MED:  abhominable a.  DMLBS:  abominabilis 6c

a.

1abominable, loathsome
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Corrumput sunt, e abominables fait sunt li estudius (Latin: abominabiles facti sunt studiosi) ; nen est chi facet bien  Camb Ps 18.XIII.2
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  A qui la loi est despisable, S’oureison est abhominable  Dial Greg SATF 10408
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  saciez ke cest pecché, sanz fable, Est devant Deu abominable  Lum Lais ANTS 3582
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Abhominatio est domino defigens oculum, ço est a entendre Abhominable chose est a nostre Seignur figchant le oil  Augustine 184
( 1281 )  se ne defendez pas vos filles que meinent vie abominable […] de peccher sans vostre entente cuntre nostre mere eglise  Reg Peckham i 181
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si descoverei vostre abominable pecché a tuz regnes  Ancren2 76.7
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  plus ord et plus abomynable serroit a veoir une lede chose en la chambre le Roy  Sz Med1 20
terrible, awful
( 1317-19 )  li conta comment homicides et prochez abominables resuerent en la terre  Affairs of Ireland 99
2med.nauseating, nausea-provoking
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  por aoster l’abhominable savor et por desoudre la fente  A-N Med ii 25
med.nauseous
( MS: s.xv )  A chaud maladye, e pur estomak k’est abominable a reinre  (ed. remre) viaunde  Five Med MSS 140.E265
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abominable