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importable (1390)

The form emportable2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

importable (1390)

(emportable)  
  FEW:  importabilis 4,598a Gdf:  importable 4,555b GdfC: TL: importable 4,1354 DEAF:  importable I131 DMF:  importable  TLF:  importer 2 (importable)  OED:  importable a.1  MED:  importable a.  DMLBS:  importabilis 1263a

a.

unbearable, unsustainable, unsupportable
( 1390 )  le Roy [...] ad granté [...] de faire grace a viscontz chargez de outrageouses et importables fermes  Const Docs 68
( 1392-93 )  a son grant perde, et damage importable  King’s Council Ireland 29
( 1403-05; MS: s.xv1 )  [...] pur y tenir un hostiel en refresshement de noz diz gens a noz custages emportablez  Lett & Pet 356.20
( 1405; MS: s.xv1 )  par qi j’ay pursué de longe temps a mes tresgrantz et importables costages [...] d’avoir remedie  Lett & Pet 364.13
( 1422 )  la graunde et importable perde, q'il ad sustenu devant ses heures, en le gast, amenusment de pois, en le foundure d'or et d'argent  Rot Parl1 iv 177

See also:

portable 
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