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credible (s.xii1)
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credible (s.xii1)

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credable  
  FEW:  credere 2/ii,1308a Gdf:  credible 2,362c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  croire (credible)  DMF:  crédible  TLF:  crédible  OED:  credible a. and n.  MED:  credible a.  DMLBS:  credibilis 515a

a.

credible, believable: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Li tuen testimonie credable faiz sunt mult (Latin: Testimonia tua credibilia facta sunt nimis)  Oxf Ps ANTS 98.92.7
♦reliable, trustworthy: 
( 1423 )  que ceux assaiour et countroullour soient vaillantz, crediblez et expertz persones  Stats ii 223
( 1432 )  autre credable parsone  Rot Parl1 iv 405

See also:

creable 
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