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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unvisible, -bil, adj. Also: -visibile, -able, -vesible, -wisible, onvisible, -bill. [ME and e.m.E. vnuysible (Wyclif), vnvisible (Lydgate); Visibill adj.] Invisible, unseeable. = Invisible adj.(a) a1450 Fifteen Ois 263.
O Jesu, lioun maist strenthy, … Vnvisable a1500 Henr. Orph. 113 (Bann.).
And quhen scho vaneist was and vnwisible, Hir madyn wepit with a wofull cheir c1520-c1535 Nisbet Colloss. i 16.
For in him althingis ar made, in heuenis and in erde, visibile and vnuisibile 1551 Hamilton Cat. 38.
All thingis of this warld quhider thai ar visible or unvisibil … ar al creaturis of God 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 408.
This ordination is ane sacrament, seing it is ane visibil signe of ane vnuisible grace(b) c1590 Fowler II 42/9.
It is against the promeis of Christ that ather His Kirk be vnuesible or only knawin as ȝours in Geneua(c) 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 137.
Thow … was fugitiue … and thairefter thow returnit quyetly, and keipit thy self in desert places onvisible bot vpon the nicht 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 151.
Thow … with the Deuill thy maister, dancit ane deuilische danse, he onvisibill, playing on instrumendis
