renableadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈrɛnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈrɛnəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English renabel, Middle English renabill, Middle English renabulle, Middle English renabyll, Middle English 1600s renable, 1500s renabull, 1600s rennible; English regional 1700s–1800s renable, 1800s rennable, 1800s– runnable.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French renable.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman renable, reinable, reignable, reinnable, Anglo-Norman and Old French rainable, reidnable, rednable, variants of resnable , raisnable , etc. reasonable adj. The tendency for semantic narrowing in later use probably results from folk-etymological association (in sense 1) with ren , variant of run v. (see forms at that entry). Compare later reasonable adj. and rationable adj.¹

English regional in later use. Now rare.

†a. Of a person: eloquent; speaking fluently and clearly; (later also) loquacious. In early use frequently in † renable of tongue. Obsolete (English regional (northern) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent

well-speakingOE

renablec1300

fair-speakinga1398

well-tonguedc1480

honey-mouthed1539

golden-mouthed1542

sweet-mouthed1542

fine-mouthed?1549

silver-tongued1592

silver1594

gold-mouthed1595

honey-tongued1595

nectar-tongued1596

tongue-gilt1608

feather-tongueda1618

chrysostomatical1623

dulciloquent1656

sweet-spoken1716

sweet-lipped1783

chrysostomic1816

smooth-spoken1821

superfluent1822

honey-lipped1833

nice spoken1852

articulate1892

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective]

wordyeOE

talewisec1200

i-worded?c1225

babblinga1250

cacklinga1250

chatteringa1250

speakfula1250

word-wooda1250

of many wordsc1350

janglingc1374

tatteringc1380

tongueya1382

ganglinga1398

readya1400

jargaunt1412

talkative1432

open-moutheda1470

clattering1477

trattling?a1513

windy1513

popping1528

smatteringa1529

rattle?1529

communicablea1533

blab1552

gaggling1553

long-tongued?1553

prittle-prattle1556

pattering1558

talking1560

bobling1566

gabbling1566

verbal1572

piet1573

twattling1573

flibber gibber1575

babblative1576

tickle-tongued1577

tattling1581

buzzing1587

long-winded1589

multiloquous1591

discoursive1599

rattling1600

glib1602

flippant1605

talkful1605

nimble-tongued1608

tongue-ripe1610

fliperous1611

garrulous?1611

futile1612

overspeaking1612

feather-tongueda1618

tongue-free1617

long-breatheda1628

well-breathed1635

multiloquious1640

untongue-tied1640

unretentive1650

communicative1651

linguacious1651

glibbed1654

largiloquent1656

multiloquent1656

parlagea1657

loose-clacked1661

nimble-chop1662

twit-twat1665

over-talkativea1667

loquacious1667

loudmouth1668

conversable1673

gash1681

narrative1681

chappy1693

apposite1701

conversative1703

gabbit1710

lubricous1715

gabby?1719

ventose1721

taleful1726

chatty?1741

blethering1759

renable1781

fetch-fire1784

conversational1799

conversant1803

gashing1808

long-lunged1815

talky1815

multi-loquacious1819

prolegomenous1822

talky-talky1831

nimble-mouthed1836

slipper1842

speechful1842

gassy1843

in great force1849

yattering1859

babbly1860

irreticent1864

chattable1867

lubrical1867

chattery1869

loose-mouthed1872

chinny1883

tongue-wagging1885

yappy1909

big-mouthed1914

loose-lipped1919

ear-bashing1945

ear-bending1946

yackety-yacking1953

nattering1959

yacking1959

woofy1960

c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 1336 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 144 (MED) Non of heom þar nas Þat ne preisede muche þis heiȝe man for he so renable was.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8572 (MED) Renable nas he noȝt of tonge ac of speche hastif.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. Prol. 158 A raton of renon most renable [c1400 C text v.r. resnable] of tonge.

a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) 209 (MED) Of tong sho was trew and renable And of hir semblant soft and stabile.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 231 (MED) Men call hym a prophete, a lord full renabyll.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 94/2 Renable, loquacious, and never at a stop or inconsistent in telling a story.

1868 A. Sedgwick Mem. Cowgill Chapel 72 Some lassie who was bright and renable was asked to read for the amusement of the party.

1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Renable, loquacious.

†b. Of speech, etc.: fluent, eloquent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced

gentc1390

renablec1410

flowing1553

round1565

unracked1572

current1577

ready1583

voluble1598

facile1607

unforceda1616

fluent1625

sliding1627

unstudied1657

flippanta1677

easy1711

fast-flowing1770

fluida1794

superfluent1917

c1410 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (BL Add.) (1865) I. 11 [Noble spekers, þat..faire facounde and] renable [speche, folowed and streynede all her lyf tyme].

a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Claud.) (1974) 1008 (MED) Hast þou also prowde I-be Of any vertu þat god ȝaf þe? For..þow hast a renabulle tonge.

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xlii. f. 130^v (MED) Þe soule preieþ þan not..bi renable spekynge out but in ful grete stilnes of voice.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 103 (MED) Þat he be curtays and of fayr speche and of swet tonge, acordant to þe hert and þe þought, and þat he be of renable speche.

1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul ii. 7 Not [he] that hath the most rennible tongue, (for prayer is not so much a matter of the lips, as of the heart).

†c. English regional (East Anglian). Easily understood, plain. Also as adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective]

nakedOE

simplea1382

meanc1450

rural1488

misorned1512

inornate?1518

barec1540

broad1588

bald1589

kersey1598

russet1598

unvarnisheda1616

unembellished1630

illaborate1631

severe1665

renable1674

small1678

unadorned1692

inelaborate1747

unlarded1748

chaste1753

uncoloured1845

minimalist1929

spare1965

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 33 We choose the renablest words belonging to the former, wherewith to set forth the latter.

a1860 G. Johnson MS Coll. E. Anglian Words in W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia (1895) 176 Rennable, plain, easy to be understood. ‘That boy reads very rennable.’

d. English regional (Lincolnshire). Of an action, task, etc.: flowing smoothly; easily performed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > easy to do or accomplish

eathlyc1000

lightOE

eathc1175

easyc1380

facile1484

good1490

easy (also simple, etc.) as pie1890

untroublesome1894

potty1899

sitting1932

cake1968

slow-pitch1981

renable1995

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 251/1 Runnable, should go smoothly enough. Should work. ‘We'll try it 'is way. 'At sounds as if it 'd be runnable areight.’

†2. Reasonable, esp. moderate, fair. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

evenlya1200

methefully?c1225

renable?1305

reasonablea1325

measurablec1330

skillwisea1340

moderatea1398

temperate1398

meetlya1400

measurablyc1450

rationablec1475

competent1535

midway1573

modest1582

sober1619

medious1657

slack1662

meeverly1819

low key1941

?1305 in Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. (1987) 31 113 [Prioress of Westwood v. Prior to Malverne Parva is a case of debt for twenty pounds in which the defendant twice referred to the proffered writing as] Renable demunstraunce.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 95 (MED) Þyse þri þinges byeþ nyeduolle to alle þe þinges þet in þe erþe wexeþ: Guod molde, wocnesse norissynde, and renable hete.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 164 (MED) Magnanimite is renable niminge of heȝe þynge and dreduol.

a1500 in H. E. Salter & A. H. Cooke Boarstall Cartulary (1930) 150 (MED) Robert Power..hath reseyuyd of Edmunde Rede, squyer, xxv s. for a relyf and v s. for a renable eyde to the mariage of the heldyst doughter of my seyde lorde.

1522 in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 232 My doghtter is of renabull hage to gyf a nonswarre for hwr selfe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	renable
释义	renableadj.adv. Brit. /ˈrɛnəbl/, U.S. /ˈrɛnəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English renabel, Middle English renabill, Middle English renabulle, Middle English renabyll, Middle English 1600s renable, 1500s renabull, 1600s rennible; English regional 1700s–1800s renable, 1800s rennable, 1800s– runnable. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French renable. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman renable, reinable, reignable, reinnable, Anglo-Norman and Old French rainable, reidnable, rednable, variants of resnable , raisnable , etc. reasonable adj. The tendency for semantic narrowing in later use probably results from folk-etymological association (in sense 1) with ren , variant of run v. (see forms at that entry). Compare later reasonable adj. and rationable adj.¹ English regional in later use. Now rare. 1. †a. Of a person: eloquent; speaking fluently and clearly; (later also) loquacious. In early use frequently in † renable of tongue. Obsolete (English regional (northern) in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent well-speakingOE renablec1300 fair-speakinga1398 well-tonguedc1480 honey-mouthed1539 golden-mouthed1542 sweet-mouthed1542 fine-mouthed?1549 silver-tongued1592 silver1594 gold-mouthed1595 honey-tongued1595 nectar-tongued1596 tongue-gilt1608 feather-tongueda1618 chrysostomatical1623 dulciloquent1656 sweet-spoken1716 sweet-lipped1783 chrysostomic1816 smooth-spoken1821 superfluent1822 honey-lipped1833 nice spoken1852 articulate1892 the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] wordyeOE talewisec1200 i-worded?c1225 babblinga1250 cacklinga1250 chatteringa1250 speakfula1250 word-wooda1250 of many wordsc1350 janglingc1374 tatteringc1380 tongueya1382 ganglinga1398 readya1400 jargaunt1412 talkative1432 open-moutheda1470 clattering1477 trattling?a1513 windy1513 popping1528 smatteringa1529 rattle?1529 communicablea1533 blab1552 gaggling1553 long-tongued?1553 prittle-prattle1556 pattering1558 talking1560 bobling1566 gabbling1566 verbal1572 piet1573 twattling1573 flibber gibber1575 babblative1576 tickle-tongued1577 tattling1581 buzzing1587 long-winded1589 multiloquous1591 discoursive1599 rattling1600 glib1602 flippant1605 talkful1605 nimble-tongued1608 tongue-ripe1610 fliperous1611 garrulous?1611 futile1612 overspeaking1612 feather-tongueda1618 tongue-free1617 long-breatheda1628 well-breathed1635 multiloquious1640 untongue-tied1640 unretentive1650 communicative1651 linguacious1651 glibbed1654 largiloquent1656 multiloquent1656 parlagea1657 loose-clacked1661 nimble-chop1662 twit-twat1665 over-talkativea1667 loquacious1667 loudmouth1668 conversable1673 gash1681 narrative1681 chappy1693 apposite1701 conversative1703 gabbit1710 lubricous1715 gabby?1719 ventose1721 taleful1726 chatty?1741 blethering1759 renable1781 fetch-fire1784 conversational1799 conversant1803 gashing1808 long-lunged1815 talky1815 multi-loquacious1819 prolegomenous1822 talky-talky1831 nimble-mouthed1836 slipper1842 speechful1842 gassy1843 in great force1849 yattering1859 babbly1860 irreticent1864 chattable1867 lubrical1867 chattery1869 loose-mouthed1872 chinny1883 tongue-wagging1885 yappy1909 big-mouthed1914 loose-lipped1919 ear-bashing1945 ear-bending1946 yackety-yacking1953 nattering1959 yacking1959 woofy1960 c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 1336 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 144 (MED) Non of heom þar nas Þat ne preisede muche þis heiȝe man for he so renable was. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8572 (MED) Renable nas he noȝt of tonge ac of speche hastif. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. Prol. 158 A raton of renon most renable [c1400 C text v.r. resnable] of tonge. a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) 209 (MED) Of tong sho was trew and renable And of hir semblant soft and stabile. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 231 (MED) Men call hym a prophete, a lord full renabyll. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 94/2 Renable, loquacious, and never at a stop or inconsistent in telling a story. 1868 A. Sedgwick Mem. Cowgill Chapel 72 Some lassie who was bright and renable was asked to read for the amusement of the party. 1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Renable, loquacious. †b. Of speech, etc.: fluent, eloquent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced gentc1390 renablec1410 flowing1553 round1565 unracked1572 current1577 ready1583 voluble1598 facile1607 unforceda1616 fluent1625 sliding1627 unstudied1657 flippanta1677 easy1711 fast-flowing1770 fluida1794 superfluent1917 c1410 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (BL Add.) (1865) I. 11 [Noble spekers, þat..faire facounde and] renable [speche, folowed and streynede all her lyf tyme]. a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Claud.) (1974) 1008 (MED) Hast þou also prowde I-be Of any vertu þat god ȝaf þe? For..þow hast a renabulle tonge. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xlii. f. 130^v (MED) Þe soule preieþ þan not..bi renable spekynge out but in ful grete stilnes of voice. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 103 (MED) Þat he be curtays and of fayr speche and of swet tonge, acordant to þe hert and þe þought, and þat he be of renable speche. 1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul ii. 7 Not [he] that hath the most rennible tongue, (for prayer is not so much a matter of the lips, as of the heart). †c. English regional (East Anglian). Easily understood, plain. Also as adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] nakedOE simplea1382 meanc1450 rural1488 misorned1512 inornate?1518 barec1540 broad1588 bald1589 kersey1598 russet1598 unvarnisheda1616 unembellished1630 illaborate1631 severe1665 renable1674 small1678 unadorned1692 inelaborate1747 unlarded1748 chaste1753 uncoloured1845 minimalist1929 spare1965 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 33 We choose the renablest words belonging to the former, wherewith to set forth the latter. a1860 G. Johnson MS Coll. E. Anglian Words in W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia (1895) 176 Rennable, plain, easy to be understood. ‘That boy reads very rennable.’ d. English regional (Lincolnshire). Of an action, task, etc.: flowing smoothly; easily performed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > easy to do or accomplish eathlyc1000 lightOE eathc1175 easyc1380 facile1484 good1490 easy (also simple, etc.) as pie1890 untroublesome1894 potty1899 sitting1932 cake1968 slow-pitch1981 renable1995 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 251/1 Runnable, should go smoothly enough. Should work. ‘We'll try it 'is way. 'At sounds as if it 'd be runnable areight.’ †2. Reasonable, esp. moderate, fair. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] evenlya1200 methefully?c1225 renable?1305 reasonablea1325 measurablec1330 skillwisea1340 moderatea1398 temperate1398 meetlya1400 measurablyc1450 rationablec1475 competent1535 midway1573 modest1582 sober1619 medious1657 slack1662 meeverly1819 low key1941 ?1305 in Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. (1987) 31 113 [Prioress of Westwood v. Prior to Malverne Parva is a case of debt for twenty pounds in which the defendant twice referred to the proffered writing as] Renable demunstraunce. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 95 (MED) Þyse þri þinges byeþ nyeduolle to alle þe þinges þet in þe erþe wexeþ: Guod molde, wocnesse norissynde, and renable hete. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 164 (MED) Magnanimite is renable niminge of heȝe þynge and dreduol. a1500 in H. E. Salter & A. H. Cooke Boarstall Cartulary (1930) 150 (MED) Robert Power..hath reseyuyd of Edmunde Rede, squyer, xxv s. for a relyf and v s. for a renable eyde to the mariage of the heldyst doughter of my seyde lorde. 1522 in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 232 My doghtter is of renabull hage to gyf a nonswarre for hwr selfe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1300
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