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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1456-1626
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Culpable, -abill, a. Also: -abile. [ME. culpable, -abil (a 1340), L. culpābilis.] Deserving of punishment, condemnation, or blame; guilty (of some offence, etc.).(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxvi. 666.
Ilke manis lyf culpable it gert apere a1400 Ib. xl. 975.
He … [was] with asyse culpable mad 1456 Hay I. 257/15.
Mannis lawe will never consent that … ane that is culpable pas unpunyst c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 55.
Aganis thir preceptis culpable knaw I me 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 81.
Gif ony … beis fundin culpable or failȝeis in executioun of thair office 1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 169.
The names of the personis culpable of thift 1592 Warrender P. II. 168.
Sic others as ar suspect to be … na lesse culpable then thame selfes(b) 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 177.
The haill broustaris of this burgh, … ar fund culpabill of the statutis of this burgh 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7571.
Gif thow be kend in that same [fault] culpabill a1578 Pitsc. II. 310/5.
The Earle of Argyle … himselff being culpabill … depairtit of this presentt lyff verrie haistelie (a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitland Folio MS ix. 22.
Punes him for his deid culpabile 1622-6 Bisset I. 99/22.
Everie ane of ȝow, quha salbe culpabill heirin
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