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suffacher (1155)

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suffacher (1155)

sufacher  
  FEW:  fascis 3,429b Gdf:  soufaissier 7,548b GdfC: TL: sofaschier 9,712 DEAF:  sofaschier  / fais (sofaschier)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

to lift
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  li riches e li povres en cest siecle vunt cheminant ensemble: li riches ke del son ke de l'autri porte tant ke a peine le puet suffacher (var. (C: s.xiiim) suffrager ), e pur ce li est li povres prest et proef pur sun grevus fes aleger  i 26

v.intrans.

to bend under the weight of
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc les veissez bien suffler [...] Lever, sufacher e restreindre  1140

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