Middle English Dictionary Entry

oblīviǒus adj.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Forgetful, heedless; oblivious; ~ of, forgetful of (sth.).

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • a1484 De Retard.Senect.(Trin-C R.14.52)210/1726 : Whan thov seest a man havyng roughnes of naile and fieble of mocioun and white and hore and oblivious vj shewith and demyth.
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