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suratendre (c.1165)

suratendre (c.1165)

soratendre,  souratendre  
  FEW:  attendere 25,410a Gdf:  souratendre 7,521a GdfC: TL: soratendre 9,866 DEAF:  atendre (soratendre)  DMF:  surattendre  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.intrans.

to delay excessively, wait too long
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 ) Ki bien atent ne suratent  Prov Serl1 193
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Par quaranteines sunt li pechié espeldri. Aprés quarante meis li reis suratendi  Becket1 6052
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Car veirement cil souratent  (ed. sovratent) Qui la soubite mort sousprent  S Greg 975
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) Meint hom serreit mult bien de Crist S'il trop ne suratendist  Mirur1 140ra40

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See also:

atendre1  sur2  suratente 
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