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[sovereiner] (c.1200)
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[sovereiner] (c.1200)

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soverainer  
  FEW:  *superanus *12,434a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  soverain (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

Though plausible as a verbal derivative of soverein, the editor of Anc Test suggests that this hapax may be a scribal error.

v.trans.

to overwhelm, come across: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Cil unt parlé ensemble de la peine Qu'il unt soffert e de faim quis surmeine  (ms. quis soveraine)  Anc Test (B) 16329 (MS)

[gdw]

See also:

soverein  sovereinement  sovereinté 
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