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defensable (1155)
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defensable (1155)

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defencible,  defensible;  deffensable,  deffensible  
  FEW:  defensa 3,29a Gdf:  defensable 2,458a GdfC: ∅ TL: defensable 2,1282 DEAF:  defense (defensable)  DMF:  défensable  TLF: ∅ OED:  defensible a.  MED:  defensable a.  DMLBS:  defensabilis 588c

a.

1mil.defendable, equipped for or capable of being defended against an attack: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tintajuel ert bien defensables, N'esteit par nul engin pernables  Brut WACE 8623
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Curres out Saul garnies e defensables  Anc Test (E) 6440
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  mesouns de pere charnelez et defensables  BRITT i 78
2mil.(of a soldier, army, etc.) capabale of defending oneself or providing defence: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Altresi fud de la cumpaigne Ki ot perdu sun chevetaine; Ne fud mie puis defensable Qu’el ot perdu sun cunestable  Brut WACE 12068
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  deus citez fonda [...]. Defendable gent e armes i lessa  Rom Chev ANTS 1165
( 1343-50 )  ne sount remys outre .cc. hommes defensables  Cron Lond1 80.19
jakke defensable
jakke
mariner defensable
mariner
mots defensables
mot1

See also:

nundefensable 
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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