Middle English Dictionary Entry
unsānāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | unsānāble adj. |
| Etymology | Prob. from L sānābilis or insānābilis, but cp. ME sāvā̆ble adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. Not amenable to treatment, incurable.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)3.42/15 : Spasme confermed is not cured, most of inanicioun, ffor drynez most certanly when it is complete, it is vnsanable [vr. vnsanable, i. vnhelefull; Ch.(2): vnable to be heled; L insanabilis].