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surorrer (c.1141)

surorrer (c.1141)

sororrer;  sureorrer,  surorer,  surourrer,  surrorer,  surrorrer,  surrourer  
  FEW:  aurum 25,1024b Gdf:  souroré 7,537a / sourorer 7,537b GdfC: TL: sororer 9,910 DEAF:  or (sororé)  / or (sororer)  DMF:  surorer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  superaurare 3298b

v.trans.

metaldecor.to gild, overlay with gold
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 ) Maladie si est nostre orfaveresse pur nostre coroune en paradis bien e bel sororrer  Ancren2 257.26
metaldecor.to overlay with a precious metal (other than gold)
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) un cerf [...] De kivre est suroré  Sibile 1011

v. absol.

metaldecor.to gild, overlay with gold
( 1363 ) [...] et qe [...] ces qe surorront ne se medlent de faire vessel blanc  Stats i 380

sbst. inf.

metaldecor.(the process of) gilding, overlaying with gold
( 1363 ) [...] qe nul orfever fesant vessel blank ne se melle de surorrer  Stats i 380

p.p. as a.

metaldecor.gilded, overlaid with gold
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Offir si est le nun de une province en Inde, e jadis esteit apelee ‘terre suroree’ pur ceo k’il i ad muntaignes ou il i ad tresgrante plenté de or  Liv Regions 35
( 1374 ) un grant hanape et une eawer d'argent sureorrez  GAUNT1 ii 224
( 1379 ) un eawere d’argent et surourrez de lui achatez  GAUNT2 i 50.128

p.p. as s.?

metaldecor.(the process of) gilding, overlaying with gold
( 1382 ) pur la fesure et surorré des ditz .ix. hanapes  GAUNT2 i 233

[gdw]

See also:

orré1  sur2  surdorré  suzorrer 
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