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frutefiable (s.xii1)

frutefiable (s.xii1)

fructefiable,  fruitifiable  
  FEW:  fructificare 3,823a Gdf:  fruitefiable 4,167a GdfC: TL: fructifïable 3,2314 DEAF:  (fructifiable)  DMF:  fructifiier (fructifiable)  TLF: OED:  fructifiable adj.  MED: DMLBS:

a.

also_fig.fruitful, bearing fruit
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) monz e tuit tertre, fust fruitifiable e tuit cedre (Latin: ligna fructifera et omnes cedri)  Oxf Ps ANTS 131.148.9
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  mais alors sanz fable S'il (=humankind) n'est ensi fructefiable En sa nature ou plus vaillable, Comme l'arbre [...]  GOWER Mirour 26899
agricultural(of land) fertile
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Posad [...] terre fruitifiable en salsugene de la malice des habitanz en li  Oxf Ps ANTS 109.106.34
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  II poserad [...] Terre frutefiable en salsugene, pur la malice des habiteurs de lui (Latin: Terram fructiferam in salufinem, prae malitia habitatorum ejus)  Camb Ps 202.CVI.34

See also:

frugier  frut  frutefier1 
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