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suaté (1121-25)

The form sueté is a cross reference to the following entry:

suaté (1121-25)

souaté;  suaunté,  sueté  
  FEW:  suavitas 12,327a Gdf: GdfC: TL: soaté 9,689 DEAF:  soaté  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  suata 3223b

s.

1 fragrance, sweet smell
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  D'abre n'erbe n'i ad mie Ki suaté ne rechrie  S Brend mup 1742
2 favour, kindness, assistance
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un survenant li (= a wounded man) quidoit faire sueté, et enchacea les musches  TREVET Cron1 122.10
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  Vous face assavoir que par cause que la lettre que vous m'envoiastez touchant que ferreie a un tiel vostre attourné tout la sueté et socour que je l'ay fait solon mon poair  Ars Dict 69.972
3 peace, tranquility
( c.1260; MS: 1267 )  E quant avreiz greinor barate (=strife, vexation), Donc esperez aveir souaté  Trebor1 1422
aver suaté de
to be relieved by
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Lur potage trop est amer [...]. L'autre mes est certayneté Ke jammés ne averount suaté De allegaunce  BOZ Serm 37.35

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See also:

suatime1  suatume  suefté 
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