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sororge (1155)
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sororge (1155)

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serorge,  serourge;  sorourge,  sorurge,  soruge;  sururge  (sorour)  
  FEW:  sororius 12,118b Gdf:  serorge 1 7,394b / serorge 2 7,394c GdfC: ∅ TL: serorge 1 9,535 / serorge 2 9,536 DEAF:  serorge  DMF:  serorge 1  / serorge 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  sororius 3139a

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1kinshipbrother-in-law, husband of one’s sister: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Loth sun sururge rei fereit  Brut WACE 9806
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Sun sororge ad mandé  Horn 3574
( MS: s.xii4/4 ) Qui od serorge vait a mostier, senz ami s’en repaire  Prov vil 8.148
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) aiez merci [...] de mon sorurge Davi  Anc Test (B) 7147
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim ) Estes vus dunc mun soruge, Willame?  Ch Guill 3552
( MS: s.xivm ) Sun fitz Alissaundre, qe nostre sorourge  (ms. sorour) estoit  LANGTOFT thiol2 480.227
2female kinshipsister-in-law, sister of one’s spouse: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin ) Mais l’on li dist que la reigne, Sa serorge, esteit en gesine  Rom de Rou wace ii 268.10338

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soer1 
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