Middle English Dictionary Entry
amendāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | amendāble adj. |
| Etymology | From amenden ; cp. L ēmendābilis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Theol. (a) Susceptible to betterment or salvation; (b) capable of inducing betterment or salvation.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)17.25 : The medis of rightwismen, the pynes of dampnabil men, the fallyngis of amendabil men.
b
- a1500 MS Ashm.60 in Halliwell D.54 : That til oure lif is ful profitable, And to oure soule amendable.