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passible1 (s.xiii1/4)

passible1 (s.xiii1/4)

 
  FEW:  passibilis 7,730b Gdf:  passible 6,29a GdfC: TL: passible 7,455 DEAF:  passible  DMF:  passible  TLF:  passible 1  OED:  passible adj.  MED:  passible adj.  DMLBS:  passibilis 2136a

a.

emotionsusceptible to sorrow, suffering
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Un poi meins se esmenusa ke a angle n'apent Quant passible se mustra Deus Omnipotent  Chant Chanz 1918
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Desesperance l'insolible C'est li pecchés que deinz la bible Par Jeremie Dieux blama, Et la nomma le vice horrible; Disant qu'il tant la fra passible Des mals que souffrir le ferra, Sique chascun que le verra Sur luy sa teste movera, Et tous dirront, 'Vei l'incredible, Q'en Dieu mercy ne se fia!'  GOWER Mirour 5765

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See also:

passer4  passibilité 
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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