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[sude] (c.1136-65)

[sude] (c.1136-65)

sode,  soude  
  FEW:  subitus  12,336b Gdf:  soude3 7,494a GdfC: TL: sode1 9,701 DEAF:  sode  DMF:  soude 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  subitus2 3240c

The distinction is maintained between sude and sudee here, but unaccented spelling variants under sude may well be read as accented and be interpreted as variants of sudee.

a.

sudden, unexpected
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  ) N'aies pour En tei de la sode freor (Latin: Ne paveas repentino timore)  Salemon 2952
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Mais par cele soude avenue Fut bien la verité seue  Dial Greg SATF 9419

adv.

suddenly, without warning
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Cez esamples funt a espondre, N'en devons le mestier repondre. D'aventure ki sode vient [..] Cum tost veneit mesaventure  Salemon 11039

[dd]

See also:

sudain  sudainement  sudee  sudeement  sudement  sudusement 
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