covenable (s.xii1/3)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

covenable (s.xii1/3)

Cite this entry
  FEW:  convenire 2/ii,1127b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  convenable 9,189a TL: covenable 2,976 DEAF:  convenir (convenable)  DMF:  convenable  TLF:  convenable  OED:  convenable a.1  MED:  covenable a.  DMLBS: ∅
cuvenable;  covennable;  convenable;  kovenable,  kuvenable,  covable  (H) 13v,  conveneable  82r26,  covegnable  ii 3.50  

a.

1necessary: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  necessarium: (L) covenable  ii 77
2suitable, fitting, appropriate: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E il serat Sire [...] eslievement cuvenable en anguisse (Latin: elevatio opportuna in angustia)  11.IX.9
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E cuvenable estait Que pur nus (God) se dureit  71
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 )  nus avuns dunc le karactre Auntecrist en la destre main, pur ce k’il demustrunt les males overes de la doctrine Auntecrist sicum il fusent covenable  659
( 1310 )  i[l] li tendi covenable mariage saunz disparagacion  Ed II iv 8
( 1385-96; MS: c.1400 )  vous hantez putaynes […] et aultres plusieurs ordes choses, que ne sont pas covenables  409
♦valid, proper: 
( MS: c.1275 )  Les queus vint e quatre (=jurymen) deivent a la covenable summunse le devantdit mere venir  26.4
( 1333 )  deus mil marchez de terre par covenable estent  447
♦qualified, competent: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  militum apti: (D) chivalurs cu[v]enables  247.69
♦proper, up to standard: 
( 1358 )  Et qe nul qi claime estre del dit mestier d’orfeverie en la dite citee ne teigne shope, forsqe en Chepe qe homme puisse veer qe lour overages soient bones et covenables  68
♦attractive: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cil qui la porte est bien parlable E amoros e covenable  220.498
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Beaus par esgard[e]ure, De vut resplendissable E forment covenable  814
( 1206-15; MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Engletere [...] ki est [...] large de bois e de riveres, e de veneisuns e de oiseals covenable  1.1
♦of good quality, choice: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceus qi vendent […] cervoise […] pur covenable e seine  40
( 1354 )  mettre dessus le paner une demonstrance de covenable pesshoun et desouth […] mettre pesshoun descovenable  477
covenable a, pur
1 suitable to, benefitting, appropriate for: 
( 1255-60; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il averunt le merk Auntecrist en la destre main, kar il haunterunt mauveses overaines, kovenables a la eprise Auntecrist  51.849
( 1396-1404 ) diverces vesselx d'argent brusez de forfaitures receux del ercevesque de Canterbirs, nadgairs tresorer d'Engleterre, pur ent faire vessell covenable pur l'oustel suisdit  220.R821
meins covenable
1unsuitable, unqualified: 
( 1261 )  quant le roy noma bones ministrez […] les conseillerz meynz covenablez mystrent  222
nient covenable
nientcovenable
nun covenable
nuncovenable
covenable sustenance
sustenance
descovenable  trescovenable 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
covenable