insensible (s.xiii2/4)

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insensible (s.xiii2/4)

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[ FEW: 11,461b sensibilis; Gdf: 4,590c insensible; GdfC: 10,19b insensible; TL: 4,1404 insensible; DEAF: I303 insensible; DMF:  insensible; TLF:  insensible; OED:  insensible adj. and n.; MED:  insensible adj.; DMLBS: 1400b insensibilis ]
 

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1med.insensible, incapable of perceiving
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En elefancie devienent les iauz [reonz] [...] et le cors plain de buberons roges et dures et les superficés d'aucune des parties sont insensibles, les ongles grosses et desyuees (l. desyuels?)  i 248
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Sentent il Deu li element? – Oil, saciez veraiment! Kar kanke est a nus insensible Deu vit si est sensible. Le ciel ke veez si le sent  1115
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