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savur (s.xii1/3)
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The form sovour is a cross reference to the following entry:

savur (s.xii1/3)

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saver,  saveur,  savoir,  savor,  savour  (soevre Vitas 5424,  sovour Lichfield 56.2)  
  FEW:  sapor 11,206a Gdf:  savor 7,334c GdfC:  savor 10,637a TL: savor 9,267 DEAF:  savor  DMF:  saveur  TLF:  saveur  OED:  savour s.  MED:  savour n.  DMLBS:  sapor 2933c

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1taste, flavour: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Li vins avra meillor savor Et si avra mut bon odor  Lapid 228.474
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Jeo beu trestut le vin pur la bone savur  Rom Chev ANTS 3404
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  En buche de hume la savur en duçur multeplie  Chant Chanz 841
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  [...] si qu'il y eit bon savour des syryzees  Culinary Colls (B) 14.2
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  quant le seson de la poume est passee et [...] il ont perduz lour bon savour  Sz Med1 38.10
♦(act of) perception by the sense of taste: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  En veue, en oie, en odurer, En savur de lange, e en taster  Lum Lais ANTS 13472
2culin.dish, meal: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cehkue: savur feste de pessun salé et d’espices  Gloss Arab 396.432
3sweetness, delight: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  quant a la savur de bunté Sapience serra doné  Lum Lais ANTS 7173
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Coment est s'amor savoree Quant seul li parliers tant agree? par moi la savor n’iert nombree kar ne l’ai pas assavoree  Ross ANTS 1039
4smell, odour: 
( MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Qui de nostre amur est enbu set quel savur ist de Jhesu  Dulcis Digby 66
a savur
with relish: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  taupes e soriz manguent a savour  Rom Chev ANTS 5995

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See also:

savroset  savurable  savureement  savurement  savurer  savurus 
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