amiable (1120-40)

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amiable (1120-40)

  FEW:  amicabilis 24,437b Gdf: GdfC:  amiable 8,105a TL: amïable 1,351 DEAF:  amïable  DMF:  amiable  TLF:  amiable  OED:  amiable a.  MED:  amiable a.  DMLBS:  amicabilis 77a
ameable,  amyable, 
pl. amyabelis  115  

a.

1lovable, worthy of love
( MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Jhesu […] de tutes duçurs la plus grant plus amiable que altre amant  128
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  le amiable juvente duz Jhesu  216
lovely, pleasing
( MS: 1120-40 )  Icesta istorie est amiable grace e suverain[e] consulaciun a cascun memorie spiritel  prol.
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  par maen ke fust covenable E a Deu le pere mut amiable  4680
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  sa face est amiable as euz Dampne Deu  223.20
2friendly, kind
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  De nobles Daneis esteit nee, debonaire iert e amiable  i 170.241
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (David) Dreiturels hom fut e amiable, Vers tute genz de bon aire e estable  (B) 12241
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A tote gent ert amiable E duce e pie  1115
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Et vous covient d’estre vers tout gent amiable (M.E. amyable)  89.8
expressing friendliness, kindness
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ové amiables paroles e ou ombles overes  29.4
( 1353 )  Votre amyable lettre  42
( 1397 )  par occasion d’aucunes accorde transaction et ameable composiceon sur les droiz des roialmes de Castille et Leon  i 233
od feu amiable
1culin.(in cooking) on a gentle, moderate fire
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Si le triblez forment, si le quisez en la gresse od feu amiable  293.235
ami  amiablement  amiableté  amie  amistage  amisté  paramiable  tresamiable 
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