Middle English Dictionary Entry
dē̆speirāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dē̆speirāble adj. |
| Etymology | L dēspērābilis blended with despeiren. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Hopeless, fatal (wound).
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Jer.15.18 : Whi mad is my sorewe perpetuel, and my wounde despeirable [WB(2): dispeirid; L desperabilis] forsoc to be cured?