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suefté (s.xii2)

suefté (s.xii2)

sueftee,  swefté,  sweftee  
  FEW:  suavitas *12,327a Gdf:  soueveté 7,497c GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  soueveté  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  suavitas 3223c

s.

1 fragrance, sweet smell
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  En ceste flur pure duçur e beauté i a Ke pur nus oblaciun e hoyste dona, En le odur del swefté al Pere presenta  Chant Chanz 801
2 gentleness, kindness
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  pur ce qe convenient ensample de tant sweftee, taunt de douçour et taunt de bounté trover ne purroms, consideroms le tresamer dolour [...]  Lichfield 60.8
theol. mercy, kindness
( MS: s.xiiim )  Dunez la meie cruelté a la sue duce pieté (= of J.C.), ma purverseté a la sue duce mesure, […] la meie ire a sa suefté, la mei malice a la sue charité  A-N Piety 272
a, en suefté
agreeably, pleasantly
( s.xii2; MS: s.xiii1 )  Jo main mult bien e a suefté entre mes amis e od me conussance  Liv Reis2 262
theol. mercifully, meekly
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Nus avum de amur chanté [...], Dunt [...] les angles sunt refez e en suefté nurie  Chant Chanz 2850

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See also:

suef1  suefet  suefment 
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