A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Sudene, sb. sub-dean, PP; suddene, PP.

Suein, sb. servant, S2; see Sweyn.

Suen, v. to follow, attend on, persecute, PP, W, W2, S2, S3; suwen, S2, W, PP; sewen, PP, S2, C; swe, S3, W.—­OF. siw-, pr. p. base of sivre:  Late Lat. se*quere (for Lat. sequi); see BH, ASec. 32.

Suencten, pt. pl. afflicted, S; see Swenchen.

Suere, sb. follower, W.

Suffisance, sb. sufficiency, C2.—­AF. suffisance.

Suffisant, adj. sufficient, S2, C2, C3.—­AF. suffisant.

Suffragane, sb. assistant, deputy, properly of a bishop, S3.—­Late Lat. suffraganeus.

Suffraunce, sb. endurance, patience, C2; soffraunce, PP; suffrance, P.—­AF. suffraunce.

Suffren, v. to suffer, C2, PP; suffri, S; soffren, PP.—­OF. suffrir.

Sufrayn; see Souereyn.

Suget, sb. subject, H (p. 361).—­AF. suget; Lat. subiectum.

Sugetin, v. to subject; sugetide, pt. s., W; suget, pp., W, W2.

Sugge, 2 pr. s. subj. say, S; see Seggen.

Suggestioun, sb. criminal charge, reason, P, C2.—­AF. suggestioun; Lat. suggestionem.

Suhien, v. to sough, sound harsh; suhiende, pr. p. pl., S (9. 336); suinde, S.—­From AS. swA cubedgan.  See Swowen.

Suik, sb. deceit, S2; see Swike.

Suld, should; see Scholde.

Sulf, self, S; see Self.

Sulien, v. to bemire, to sully, SkD, SD; y-suled, pp., S3.—­AS. sylian:  OHG. sulian (in bi-sulian), see Grein, p. 95; cp.  AS. sol, mire (Voc.).

Sullen, v. to sell, S, S2; see Sellen.

Suller, sb. seller, S2; see Seller.

Sulliche, adv. strangely, S; see Sellich.

Suluer, sb. silver, S2; see Siluer.

Sul3*art, adj. (perhaps) bright, shining, S3.—­(Cf.  Gael, soilleir, bright, shining, O. Irish sollus, bright.—­W.W.S.)

Sul3*e, sb. soil, earth, S3; soyle, Prompt. Comb.:  sule erthe, soil, Prompt.—­AF. soyl; Late Lat. solea used for Lat. solum, ground, see Ducange.

Sum, adj. and pron. some, a certain one, S; zom, S2; sume, pl., S. Comb.:  sume we, some of us, S; alle and some, one and all, S2; sum....sum, one....one, S; sum-chere, some time, S; sumdel, something, S, S2; somdel, S2, C2; sumdeale, S3; sumdeill, S3; sumdeel, W2; some dele, P; sumhwet, somewhat, S; somwat, S2; summehwile, for some time, S; sumewile, sometimes, S; sumwile, formerly, S; somtym, sometimes, C3; summes-weis, in some wise, S. [Correction]

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