a. Obs. Also 4–5 conabil(l, cunabil, 5 conabull, connabulle, cunnable. A phonetic reduction of COVENABLE; proper, due, convenient, suitable, competent.
a. 1340. Hampole, Psalter, cl. 5 He loukis his boke in a cunabil [v.r. couenable] end.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, V. 266. Cum to full conabill endyng.
c. 1400. Maundev. (Roxb.), xiv. 64. Fruyt conable to man for to liffe with.
1408. Indenture (Jam.). In to Resonnable place & cunnable.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 89. Conable, accordynge, competens.
14[?]. E. E. Misc. (Warton Club), 67. Moste connabulle tyme for sedys.
