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penable (s.xiii)
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penable (s.xiii)

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  FEW:  poena 9,115a Gdf:  penable 6,73b GdfC: ∅ TL: penable 7,552 DEAF:  peine 1 (penable)  DMF:  penable  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

This word, which in the case of the Mir Just citation almost seems to be an ad hoc creation rather than a proper legal term, has a different sense in Anglo-Norman than in Continental French (‘pénible, difficile à supporter’). However, the corresponding adverb in Anglo-Norman, penablement, seems to use that sense.

a.

law punishable, worthy of being punished: 
( MS: s.xiii )  penalis: penable  Gloss Garland 172
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  De faus juges assignez ordena le Roi Alfred [..] qe [...] en primes sunt agardable a fere satisfaccion as blessiez [...] et pus sunt trebuchables al foer del faus Lucifer [...] e des cors sunt penables ou exillables a la voluntie le Roi  Mir Just 143

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See also:

peine1  peiner1  peinous  peinousement  peinur1  pena  penablement  penal  penalté  penance  penancerie  penant  penible  peniblement  penibleté  penif  penil3  penissement  penitance  penitancer  penitenciel 
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