receyvable

Middle English

Alternative forms

• receveable, resceyvable, reseyvable, ressayvable

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman recevable then rebuilt as receyven (“to receive”) +‎ -able (“-able”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːˌsæi̯ˈvaːbəl/, /rɛːˌsɛːˈvaːbəl/, /rɛ-/, /-vaːblə/

Adjective

receyvable (uncommon, especially Late Middle English)

1. Capable of being received; receivable.
2. Admittable, reasonable.
3. Capable of receiving or acting as a receptacle.

Descendants

• English: receivable

References

• “receivāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.