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WIKTIONARY
able
Adjective
∙
Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18
th
century.]
obsolete, passive
∙
Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18
th
century.]
obsolete, passive
∙
Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
obsolete, dialectal, passive
∙
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
∙
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
∙
Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
obsolete, dialectal
∙
Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16
th
century until the late 19
th
century.]
obsolete
∙
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16
th
century.]
∙
Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18
th
century.]
law
∙
Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18
th
century.]
nautical
Verb
∙
To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16
th
century.]
transitive, obsolete
∙
To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19
th
century.]
transitive, obsolete
∙
To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15
th
century.]
transitive, obsolete
∙
To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17
th
century.]
transitive, obsolete
∙
To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16
th
century until the early 17
th
century.]
transitive, obsolete
Noun
∙
The letter "A".
military