amable (1136-65)

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amable (1136-65)

  FEW:  amabilis 24,382a Gdf: GdfC:  aimable 8,59b TL: amable 1,320 DEAF:  amable  DMF:  aimable  TLF:  aimable  OED: MED: DMLBS:  amibilis 73b
aimable,  anable  Amable  

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1 emotion lovable, worthy of love
( 1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Bisse te seit tres acceptable, Sun feun tres chier e amable  3854
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) sil =Salomon fist apeler Amable pur que Deu l'amad  80.25
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Le triangle equilatre signifie home feel e de bone fame e amable e de longe vie  49.9
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1300 ) Tieux est mis drouz [...] si gracieus, si aimables  344.319
lovely, pleasing
( 1206-15; MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Citez i ad mult bien asises, e beles guaneries e terre aimable  2.1
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  par maen ke fust covenable E a Deu le pere mut amiable (var. (O: s.xiii4/4) amable)  4680 (var.)
2friendly, kind
( 1290 ) quatre persones ellutes de l'assentement des parties, tant comme arbitres ou ordenurs ou amables composeurs  58
( 1357 )  qe les hostilers […] ne refusent lour houstes, einz les receivent […] en bone manere et aimable  i 354
( MS: 1415-20 ) Et vous covient d'estre amable Vers tout gent et compaignable  412.98 (var. T)
3 name (used as a name or surname)
( 1154-89 )  Amable de Crevequer  Amable
( 1275 )  John Amable  Amable
amablement  amer#1  tresamable 
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