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fraile (1086)

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

fraile (1086)

fraille,  fraisle;  fredle,  freel,  freelle;  freile,  freille;  frel,  frele,  frelle,  fresle  
  FEW:  fragilis 3,744b Gdf: GdfC:  fraile 9,653c TL: fraile 3,2184 DEAF:  fraile  DMF:  frêle  TLF:  frêle  OED:  frail adj.  MED:  frel(e adj.  DMLBS:  fragilis 999a

a.

1frail, fragile, breakable
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nus avom le precious tresor en frelles vesseaus  Ancren2 245.20
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Le verre qe tant est fresle signifie la freltee de cest vie  BOZ Cont 106
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Le pot du verre est frel et tendre Et de legier om le poet fendre  GOWER Mirour 4261
weak, lacking physical strength
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le roy ont apellé vieillard e chanu, Car Phelippes ert donc frelles e descheu  Rom Chev ANTS 834
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  sa soer, femme feible e freille  Dial Greg SATF 7100
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  hount me perce la frontele Kant vencu su par femme freele  boz Three Saints 35.154
weak, lacking power, inadequate
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  deus femmes les queus [...] ne deivent pas estre receuz par la reson de plus frele nature que les madles  Brev Plac 216
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  celle eawe (=the tears of the B.V.M.) si sourd primerement de nostre freile coer, qe par reson estoit incurable  Sz Med1 144
fig.frail, corruptible
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Lumblil depart ventre e devise Cum atache ki la fust mist. Molx est e fraille e corrumpable E d'enfertez est recevable  Salemon 2307
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  (God) Reçut la fraile charn de l'hume  S Cath barking 975
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Feble esperit e frele corps Desfount dedenz, faillent dehors  Corset ANTS 1513
fig.frail, transient
( MS: 1120-40 )  La vithe est fraisle, n’i ad durable honur  S Alexis1 69
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Poi preisent richeise mondaine Si come chose fraile e veine  Salemon 8476
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Frele est humaine vie, Fiz, ne dutez mie, Ke Deu nus ad grauntez; Pur ceo en autri mort, Ke paas saunz resort, Espair ne mettez  CATO ANON ANTS 273
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  si nous pensom com fresle est ceste vie  BOZ Cont 106
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1086 )  Richard Fresle  Family Names Frail

s.

corruptible person, one prone to sin
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Seinte Eglise, ki de pecchurs e de frailes ert amassee  Joshua Sermons ii 9

See also:

fragile  fragilité  frailleté  freindre  tresfraile 
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