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noable (s.xiiiex)

noable (s.xiiiex)

 
  FEW:  natare 7,39b Gdf:  noable 5,502b GdfC: TL: nöable 6,672 DEAF: DMF:  noable  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  natabilis 1887b

The word is attested only once in A-N, and appears in TLL without further context (as one of the glosses in John of Garland’s Latin Unus Omnium). The DMLBS lists nautabilis, and translates ‘that can be crossed, carried, or sim. by boat’ (1893a), parallel to the verb nautare (1893a): ‘to travel by boat’ or ‘to carry by boat’. It provides only one attestation, which is the same Unus Omnium excerpt, also taken from the TLL edition. In addition, the DMLBS also lists natabilis (1887b), glossed as ‘of or pertaining to swimming’. DMF, TL and Gdf demonstrate that both the above senses are attested in French for noable, so without any further context readily available (the full Latin text remains unpublished), it is impossible to determine which one is relevant here.

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a.

capable of swimming; or: suitable for swimming/sailing upon
( MS: s.xiiiex )  nautabilis: noable  TLL ii 166

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See also:

noer1  noeresse  noiere  nou1 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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