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sustenement (1113-19)

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

sustenement (1113-19)

sostenement;  soustenement;  susteinement,  sustienement,  sustinement  (sustement  Serm Rawlinson 716)  
  FEW:  sustinere 12,478a Gdf:  soustenement 7,559b GdfC: TL: sostenement 9,971 DEAF:  sostenir (sostenement)  / sostenir (sostienement)  DMF:  soutènement  TLF:  soutènement  OED:  sustainment n.  MED:  sustenement n.  DMLBS:  sustinementum 3343a

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1support, propping up, bearing of the weight of
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) sachez ke ele (=the world) est runt. Ele estat sanz sustenement For de sul Deu omnipotent  Pet Phil 367
med.support, brace, firm bandaging
( MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Fetes sustenement en manere de chavestre (=facial bandage) ke li niés remaigne en son propre liu  Medica 28rb
2support, that which sustains life and health
( s.xiiex?; MS: s.xiiiex ) Meuz li put tollir mantel, Mantel e cote e garnement E mult d’autre susteinement, Ke tollir la joie e le delit Dunt li corages regne e vit  Donn Am ants 206
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) Alme [...] De vie est susteinement  Mirur1 149va9
sustenance, (provision of) victuals, food and/or drink
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiiim ) Faimes li sa memorie chacun jur leement Qu’ele nous achat ci pais e sustenement  S Cath fragm 193
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 ) L'un peschot pur anemes guarir, L'altre pessuns al cors nurir, Li uns les anemes de la gent, L'altre del cors sustienement  S Edw barking 2588
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) ai cumanded a une vedve que ele te truisse vitaille e sustenement  Liv Reis1 155.9
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim ) E cure n'out de corporel susteinement  Vitas 6915
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Car pain est le sustienement Del homme  GOWER Mirour 26191
3support, upkeep, looking after
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 ) Deus est purs gustement, Saciez, de tute gent, Cunseils, cunfortemenz, Joie e sustenemenz  (ms. sustienement)  Comput ANTS 996
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) cruelté dejettet lé s[u]ens a qui l’un deit amur e sustenement  Paroles Salomun 2136
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 ) [...] al povre [...] Tolt tut seon sustinement  Penit 28
4sustaining, continuation
( 1435 ) les finances paiees par lesdiz subgez [...] pour le soustenement de la guerre [...]  Lett Rois 430
raisunable sustenement
finan.income or allowance suitable to one’s rank or status
( 1259 ) E par ces meymes seit purveu resonable sustenement a ces ke serrunt al un escheker et al autre  Baron Rebellion 154.23

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See also:

sus3  sustenance  susteneor  susteneresse  sustenir  sustenue1  tenement 
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