† leveableadj.
Obsolete. rare.
That may be believed or trusted; credible, trustworthy.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective]
leaffulc1275
levelya1300
trowablea1340
believablea1382
leveable1382
credible?c1400
creable1480
faithworthy?1526
creditworthy1554
credent?a1579
creditable1594
persuadable1617
persuasible1638
swallowable1818
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 2 Chron. vi. 18 Thanne whethir leeuable [L. credibile] it be, that [etc.].
a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 74 Fower yomen leveable and discrete.
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adj.1382- to nose over
- to not be fit to carry garbage, to a bear
- to not be fit to carry guts , to a bear
- to not be fit to carry offal, to a bear
- to not have all one's marbles
- to note
- to nothing
- to now and then
- to now and then something
- to now it and then it
- to nudge the turps
- to number off
- to nurdle one's way
- to nurse
- to nurse the bowling
- to oar it
- to obey obedience
- to obscure oneself from
- to observe a mediocrity
- to observe maigre
- to observe measure
- to observe measure a measure
- to observe measures
- to observe measures a measure
- to obtain one's jacket