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pesibleté (s.xii1)
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pesibleté (s.xii1)

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paisibleté,  paisibleted;  peisebleté,  peisibilité,  peisibleté,  peysebleté,  peysibleté  (pasibilité  TLL ii 34.77)  
  FEW:  pax 8,92b Gdf:  paisibleté 5,698a GdfC: ∅ TL: paisibleté 7,72 DEAF:  pais (paisibilité)  / pais (paisibleté)  DMF:  paisibleté  TLF: ∅ OED:  peaceabiity n.  MED:  pesiblete n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1(quality or state of) peacefulness, freedom from disturbance: 
( 1297 )  Par quei la peisibleté de la pees e du roiaume seit desturbee  Foedera1 i 875
2(instance of) calm, tranquillity: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Establid esturbeillun en paisibleté, e turent li flued de lui (Latin: Statuit turbinem in tranquillitate et silerunt fluctus eius)  Camb Ps 201.CVI.29
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Benoit soiez vous sire qe fetes peisibleté aprés tempeste  Ancren1 273.13-14
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  tranquilitas: (O) peysibleté (var. (D: xiii/xiv) peysebleté; (A: xiii) pasibilité )  TLL ii 37.77

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See also:

pes1  pesement  peser1  pesible  pesiblement  pesif  pesur1 
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