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surdire (1160-74)

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

surdire (1160-74)

sordire;  soudyre,  sourdyre;  sudire,  surdyre  
  FEW:  dicere 3,69a Gdf:  sourdire 1 7,526b GdfC: TL: sordire 2 9,883 DEAF:  dire (sordire)  DMF:  surdire  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  superdicere 1 3301a

v.trans.

to calumniate, slander, accuse
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Rembaut fu moult dolent que Rou l’a desconfit, Assez l’a manachié et assez l’a sordit  Rom de Rou wace i 26.331
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) E quant a tort me surdeistes Que prendre en deveroie luer Pur le roi Waldef deliverer  Waldef BB 10244
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Vers sun seignur les surdiseit E a poer les empeireit  S Modw 8499
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin ) Vous n’avetz meillour remedie, Si nul fol vous surdie (var. (H: s.xivin) Si nuly fauce vous soudye;  (V: s.xivex) Si nully fous vous sourdye ) Ki de mette [sic] en obliaunce Les soties de sa parlance  BOZ Prov (S) 19.40
surdire de
to accuse of
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) sa vye fu confermement De la mustraunce avaunt dyt Ke de contreveure ne seyt surdyte  S Fran ANTS 1016
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Pluisors homes innocens fausement surdist de mavaistiet et puis les occist  Waterford busby 146.R89.13
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) Cist pape establi [...] qe nul lay surdeit clerc de crime  TREVET Cron1 158.21

p.p. as a.

accused
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Alez enquere certeynement Si le frere surdit est innocent  S Fran ANTS 3478

[gdw]

See also:

dire  surdit1 
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soudyre