credible (s.xii1)

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credible (s.xii1)

  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
credable  

a.

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