Middle English Dictionary Entry
volūble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | volūble adj. Also volible. |
| Etymology | L volūbilis adj.; for form in -i- cp. F (16th cent.) volible. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Able to turn or revolve, turning; also, fig. changing; changeable, mutable, fleeting.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ezek.10.13 : He clepide the ilk wheelis volible [L volubiles], or turnynge about.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)7407 : Heuene…Is uoluble & euere turnyng.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)166/29 : He prechid al that were voluble and noȝt þat þat was abydyng.