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suzain (c.1290)
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The form soudzneyne is a cross reference to the following entry:

suzain (c.1290)

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soulthein,  southen,  southzein  (soubtheyne ),
(f. soudzneyne  bibb MS (O) 331vb)  
  FEW:  subtus *12,370a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  soz (sozain)  DMF:  souzain  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

lower, bottom: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) La sovereine levere e la suzaine (M.E. nethere)  BIBB ROTH (G) 88
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Tu ne prendras en lieu de gage la mole suseine ne southzeine  Bible Royal 134va
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 ) Le soubtheyne luyre [sic] et sovereine (M.E. þe nyþer lyppe and þe overer)  Fem2 17.6

s.

geog.lower, southern one: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Et il descendi en Atharothaddar en la mountaigne qe est al meridien de Betheron la southzein  Joshua ANB 843

[gdw]

See also:

suz1  suzerein 
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