Middle English Dictionary Entry
undē̆fensāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | undē̆fensāble adj. |
| Etymology | From dē̆fensāble adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unable to protect oneself, defenseless; also, incapable of acting as a defense.
Associated quotations
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)2619 : We armes bere A-geyn the armed men…And naght a-geyn children vndefensable.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)194/20 : A knyȝt wyth-outen armoure, or armoure wyth-outen a knyȝt, is vndefensable.