frutefiable (s.xii1)
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frutefiable (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 3,823a fructificare; Gdf: 4,167a fruitefiable; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,2314 fructifïable; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  fructifiable; TLF: ∅; OED:  fructifiable adj.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
fructefiable,  fruitifiable  

a.

1also_fig.fruitful, bearing fruit: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) monz e tuit tertre, fust fruitifiable e tuit cedre (Latin: ligna fructifera et omnes cedri)  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 [...]  26899
♦agricultural(of land) fertile: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Posad [...] terre fruitifiable en salsugene de la malice des habitanz en li  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)  202.CVI.34
fructueux  frut  frutefier#1 
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