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deble1 (1197)
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deble1 (1197)

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debel  
  FEW:  debilis 3,22a Gdf:  deble 2,435b GdfC:  debile 9,276c TL: ∅ DEAF:  debile  DMF:  débile  TLF:  débile  OED:  debile adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  debilis 567c

a.

1weak, feeble: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La chace fu plener[e] et feble ly fuirs, E feble (var. (P: c.1310) deble) la defense, roiste ly assaillirs  Rom Chev ANTS 3011 (var. P)
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1197 )  William Debel  Family Names Deeble
( 1381 )  Johannes Debel  Family Names Deeble

See also:

endeble 
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.
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