"impossible" meaning in Middle English

See impossible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis, from in- (“not”) + possibilis (“possible”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|impossible}} Old French impossible, {{der|enm|la|impossibilis}} Latin impossibilis, {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|possibilis||possible}} possibilis (“possible”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} impossible
  1. Impossible: not able to be done.
    Sense id: en-impossible-enm-adj-r11V6O6z
  2. Incapable (of doing something)
    Sense id: en-impossible-enm-adj-2u4KxmAW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inpossible, impossybel

Noun

Forms: impossibles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis, from in- (“not”) + possibilis (“possible”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|impossible}} Old French impossible, {{der|enm|la|impossibilis}} Latin impossibilis, {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|possibilis||possible}} possibilis (“possible”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} impossible, {{enm-noun}} impossible (plural impossibles)
  1. An act which cannot be accomplished.
    Sense id: en-impossible-enm-noun-pglBTocp
  2. A logical impossibility: a thing which cannot exist, or is a logical self-contradiction
    Sense id: en-impossible-enm-noun-Y9RlQ6DM Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 8 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inpossible, impossybel

Alternative forms

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