† trowableadj.
Obsolete.
That can be ‘trowed’ or believed; credible.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective]
leaffulc1275
levelya1300
trowablea1340
believablea1382
leveable1382
credible?c1400
creable1480
faithworthy?1526
creditworthy1554
credent?a1579
creditable1594
persuadable1617
persuasible1638
swallowable1818
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xcii. 7 Þi witnessyngis ere made trowabile ful mykil.
c1440 Alphabet of Tales 154 It is not trowable at he þat I hafe luffid so lang, att I sulde not be luffid of hym agayn.
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (S.T.S.) iv. viii. 75 It is als nocht trowabil þat sic exempil suld be Introducit be ane patriciane.
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