Middle English Dictionary Entry
lisī̆ble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | lisī̆ble adj. |
| Etymology | OF loisible, lisible. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Permissible.
Associated quotations
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)1565 : As whan þe list with þi wyf pleye, Þi conceyt holdeþ it good and lisible To doon.
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)3119 : Whan he a man y-murdred haþ and slawe, A man to sle by lawe, it is lisible.