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suffrant (s.xii1)

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suffrant (s.xii1)

soffrant, sofrant;  soufrant;  suffrand,  suffraunt  
  FEW:  sufferre 12,401a Gdf:  soufrant 7,505a GdfC: TL: sofrant 9,744 DEAF:  sofrir (sofrant)  DMF:  souffrir  TLF: OED:  sufferant adj.  MED:  sufferaunt adj.  DMLBS:

a.

patient, tolerant
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Tu acertes, Sire Deus, ies merciables e pius, suffrand (Latin: patiens) e de multe misericorde e veirs  Camb Ps 157.LXXXV.15
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Deus est jugierres justes, fors et suffranz  Psalter Comment 122.358
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Desirous ert de povreté E soufrant en adversité  Dial Greg SATF 16022
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  gardez ke vus seiez sueves [...] e soffrantes e pacientes  Ancren2 215.30
estre suffrant a
1to be patient with, tolerant of
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  Vus est a tuz pecheur suffrant e benigne  Vitas 5769
2to be obedient to
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Seint Pol redit as enfanz K’a lur parenz seient suffranz. Ki as sons ne volt obeir, Cument deverat altres suffrir?  Mirur2 2743

s.

1one who is patient, tolerant
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  quant li fel plus espurune, Li bien suffrant  (ed. biensuffrant) plus se curune  Mirur2 3657
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  (God) as suffranz asiet curune  S Clem ANTS 13402
2acquiescent cuckold
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Hui verrez les gelous, Les suffrauns e les cous  Cor Lai 280

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See also:

suffrable1  suffrablement  suffragan  suffrager  suffrance  suffraument  suffrauntement  suffrerus  suffrir 
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