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soudeer1 (s.xii3/4)

The form soudeier2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

soudeer1 (s.xii3/4)

seudeer;  soldeer,  soldeier;  soudeier,  souder,  soudier,  soudre,  souldeier  
  FEW:  solidus 12,56a Gdf:  soldoier 2 7,450b GdfC:  soudoyer 10,693a TL: souder 2 9,1003 / soudoiier 2 9,1006 DEAF:  sou 1 (soudoiier 2)  DMF:  soudoyer 2  TLF:  soudoyer  OED:  sold v.1  MED:  souden v.2  DMLBS:  solidare 1 3116b

Despite different etymologies, soudeer1 and soudre1 have a partial overlap (both semantically and in form), and it is not always possible to distinguish them.

v.trans.

finan. occupationto pay, provide with a wage, stipend for services rendered
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) [...] que il les uveriers en soldeassent  Liv Reis1 199.12
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) sy ceus del hostel le seygnur veyngent par les maners pur lur propre bosoynes, le seygnur ne les deit mie souder pur lur pru fere  HENLEY2 280.c46
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Quiconques bien luy (=a lawyer) soldera, Comme vaillant s’aperticera As les assisses u qu’il ert  GOWER Mirour 23704
( MS: c.1400 ) pour noz gens soudier et retenir  SAMPS2 (H3) 40v
( 1420 ) [...] paiez et souldeiez de noz deniers d'Engleterre  Rot Parl1 v 415
finan. mil. occupationto pay, hire for fighting, military service
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Chevaliers ki la vunt, bien i sunt soudeé  Horn 2148
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Mil chevals vous dorray, toz chargez de besanz, Dont porrez soudeier Medien e Persanz  Rom Chev ANTS 6989
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 ) richement les soldea E real soldé les dona. E cil guardemt le pais Bien de uthlages e de enemis  S Edm Life ANTS 333
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 ) Joce comanda qe ele fust guardé tot a talent, e, pur doute de le Lacy e autres gentz, seudea .xxx. chevalers e .lx. dis serjantz e vadletz, e les bayla son chastel a garder tanqe a son repeyr en le pays  Fouke ANTS 14.36
to reward, recompense
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Come a roy, cum a dru, cum a prince ly dona Ses dons e ses avers e mult s'aforça. Devant toz ses barons mult bel le soud[i]a  Rom Chev ANTS 7822
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin ) Si soldeie la Dame chere Ses amis [...]  ADGAR3 211.113
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) Li peccheres enprenterat e petit souderat, mes li justes [...] durrat e avrat que duner  Paroles Salomun 3961
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Deu ki tut guverne [...] Hautement soudee ki de lui est privé  S Aub 786

p.p. as s.

mil. occupationmercenary soldier, one who renders military service for wages
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) milites evocati: (D) soudés (var. (C: s.xiii2) soudeours )  TLL ii 72.71
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) les dromedayres, le[s] chevals, les somers, Qui portent la vitaille, les tresors, les deners Dont Porrus retendra les riches soud[i]ers (var. (P: c.1310) soldees ))  Rom Chev ANTS 4029 (var.)

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See also:

sou1  soudable  soudee1  soudeier1 
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