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suer3 (s.xii1/3)

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suer3 (s.xii1/3)

sewer;  suuer  (sueir,  sure (l. suer ?))  
  FEW:  sudare 12,391b Gdf: GdfC:  suer 10,724c TL: suer 9,1064 DEAF:  suer  DMF:  suer  TLF:  suer  OED: MED: DMLBS:  sudare 3277a

v.trans.

1 bot. to give off, exude
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  La ruseie suet le mel Par le ruseit (=dew) qui vient del cel  S Brend mup 1751
bot. (of wood) to cause to sweat, expand
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (the boards of a ship) quant il sunt suez par le humour de la nef il se traient ensemble e font lor crevaz plus lez  vegetius2 147.4
2 Bibl.anat. to sweat (blood) (in reference to Luke 22.44)
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  Tres duz Jhesu mult fet duz penser ke [...] vus meymes de angoisse suastes la sanglante sour  HALES 216.40
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Quant Jesu Crist [...] sua suur de sanc  Ancren2 124.15
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Tant durement il (=J.C.) s'effroia, Du quoy parmy le tendre grein Du char les gouttes trestout plein Du sanc et eaue alors sua  GOWER Mirour 125.28674

v.intrans.

anat. to sweat, perspire
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ume refreide ki a trop chialt, Ki dedenz a tro grant chialur, E trop sue pur la dulur  Lapid 35.196
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  De poour erraument sua  Dial Greg SATF 18172
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la teste sue en la maladie [...], e les menbres ne suent point [...]  Ancren2 124.13
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  [...] a sueir (M.E. swete) en travaillaunt  Joshua ANB 73.24
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  jeo vous durray une tiel medicine qe vous suerez tauntost et dormirez tut swef  Brut Prose (1332) 1902
to give off, exude liquid
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  fut qe la roche errant suot si qe tant d'aeve en eissit  Dial Greg SATF 10482
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivin )  pernez le moel de l'oef ou deus, e oingnez la paele dekes autant ke ele face semblaunt de sure (l. suer ?)  Culinary Colls (A) 12.5
Bibl.anat. to sweat (blood) (in reference to Luke 22.44)
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [La] suur sanc sera En representement Del sanc veraiement Ke Dampnedeu lessa Kant il el mund sua  Sibile 1111
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (J.C.) comensa a suuer en tele manere ke les gutes de saunk decorurent de sa beneite face  Mirour Egl (B) 73.27.11
( MS: s.xv )  Beaux Sir Dieux, auxi vereyment cum vous suastes quant vous fustes mys en la seynt verey croys pur pour de mort et donastez vertu en parole  Pop Med 92

p.pr. as a.

1 anat. sweating, perspiring
( s.xiiex?; MS: s.xiiiex )  Les oilz rovenz, suant le frunt  Donn Am ants 131
2 wet, moist
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  lors quant la roche monterent [...] tote suant l'ont trovee (=of water)  Dial Greg SATF 4626

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See also:

resuer  sein3  suur1  tressuer 
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