1(to be) indebted, beholden to (... for):
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
E si mun gré faire poez Redevable mult vus serrai
7659
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
Si vos en serai reddevable Car cil dons est a Dé graable
13877
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Mut duyssum estre luy reddivables des vertuz k'il mist pur nus
119.11
(
MS: c.1235
)
li purvers fiz de diable N’en sunt pas a Deu reddevable
rubr.96
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Partut seez cuvenables, En porture meure e redyvables A benfeturs
1080
2(to be) obliging, helpful to:
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Il
=someone who will liberate England from the Danes serra a Deu acceptable Et as suens pius et redivable
(var. (P: c.1252) merciable)
456
3(to be) subject to, associated with:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
charnel delit [...], cument est il nun netz e reddevables a culpe e a peine?
61.39