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NobleEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From noble.
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From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native English athel, from Old English æþele.
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- NobleMiddle English · word_noble_adj
Noble, adj. noble, WA; nobylle, Cath.; nobliche, adv., nobly, S2; nobilly, Cath.—AF. noble; Lat. nobilem.
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Noble, sb. noble, a coin so called worth 6s. 8d., S3, C3, P, WA.—Cp. Late Lat. nobile (Ducange).
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