† fiablefeableadj.
Obsolete.
Faithful; in quot. 1483 quasi-n.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > having faith
leaffulOE
ileaffulOE
belieffula1200
faithfulc1384
trowinga1400
faitheda1413
believing1442
fiable1483
professant1621
professing1651
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 437/2 Fader wylte thou receyue thys hoostye..for al the fyables of god that are or lyue.
Derivatives
ˈfeably adv. confidently.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adverb]
sickerlyc1275
feably1490
confidently1597
perfidently1650
confidentially1680
unhesitatingly1829
1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) 128 Seeng þat feabli he myght speke without doubte or fear.
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adj.1483