overfeble

Middle English

Alternative forms

• over feble, ovire feble, over-feble

Etymology

From over- +‎ feble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̞ːvərˈfeːbəl/, /ɔ̞ːvərˈfeːblə/

Adjective

overfeble

1. Feeble to an excessive degree; overfeeble.
   • c. 1225, “Eahtuðe dale: þe uttre riwle”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)‎, Ludlow, Shropshire, published c. 1235, folio 112, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:

     Ȝe ne ſchulen naƿt eoten fleſch ne ſeim · bute foꝛ muche ſecneſſe oðer hƿa ſe iſ ouer feble ·

     You shouldn't eat meat or fat, except in the case of extreme frailty or a strong illness.

Descendants

• English: overfeeble, over-feeble

References

• “overfẹ̄ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 August 2019.