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[nunraisnable] (1212)
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[nunraisnable] (1212)

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nonraisnable,  nonresonable;  nounrenable,  nounresonable,  nounresonnable  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1irrational, not endowed with reason: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  sont semblables A bestes mues nonraisnables  Dial Greg SATF 14558
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Ceo (=lack of memory in pigs) ne est pas merveille de beste non resonable  BOZ Cont 102
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  comme noun resonnable beste  GOWER Mirour 3920
2unreasonable, unrealistic: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le tenaunt viegne le premer jour, uncore porra il delayer la journee par excepcioun de noun renable somounse  BRITT ii 92.10
3inadmissible, inadequate: 
( 1368 )  Quele respons fust avys as seignours non resonable et meins sufficeant  Rot Parl1 ii 297
♦lawinadmissible, incorrect according to law: 
( 1350-51 )  cest petition est noun resonable  Rot Parl1 ii 229
( 1380 )  Le dit acord est anientiz et repellé a cause qe il est trouvé nonresonable  King’s Council ss 65
♦merch.unsatisfactory, substandard: 
( 1353 )  quant [...] ascune question [...] avendra entre marchantz s'ascune noun resonable leine  Stats i 342.xxiv

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See also:

irrasnable  irresonable  nientraisnable  nunraisnablement  nunraisun  raisnable 
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