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tresfeble (1266-1300)

The form tresfieble is a cross reference to the following entry:

tresfeble (1266-1300)

trefieble,  tresfieble  
  FEW:  flebilis *3,615b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  foible (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

very weak, most feeble, highly lacking in intensity or strength
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  De la diversitez de feu par qui le pain est quit: [...] ou il est mout grans et mout fors, ou tres fiebles et lent  Waterford busby 290.S110.2
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Li diable est la nature de hours et ad nature de asne, kar il est fort de (l. et) trefieble en la teste  Ancren1 208.19
( 1325 )  et ascuns ja fount tres fieble semblant de bien faire et les uns ount aparti lor malveisté  St Sard 160
lawweak, wanting in legal strength
( 1317 )  Vostre title qe vous avez fait est defeitif et tres feble en .ij. poinz  YBB Ed II xxii 69
oenol.(of wine) very weak, lacking in alcohol or flavour
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  l’un vin est tres fort, l’autre tres fieble, li tiers est moien  Waterford busby 262.S63.2
most exposed, unprotected
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et bien poet homme penser qe un si sage guerrer come est ceo seignur la ne mettroit pas son tresor en un lieu si tresfieble qe garder ne se purroit  Sz Med1 82.13

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See also:

feble  tres1 
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