Middle English Dictionary Entry
uncredī̆ble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | uncredī̆ble adj. |
| Etymology | From credīble adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Impossible to believe or accept, incredible;
(b) of a person: not trustworthy, unreliable.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 WBible(2) (Bod 277)Judg.20.5 : Vncredible [Roy: Men of that citee…bitraueliden my wijf with vnbileueful woodnesse of letcherie].
- a1500 GLitany (Lamb 546)270 : The sore braysyng…gaue to all partyes of thi body an vncredible peyn.
b
- c1475(c1450) Idley Instr.(Cmb Ee.4.37)1.1088 : Thre þyngis…be odible: A pouere man proude and hye of port, A riche man a lier and vncredible, An olde man a foole and vicious of disporte.