suffacher (1155)

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suffacher (1155)

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

v.a.

1to 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.n.

1to bend under the weight of
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc les veissez bien suffler [...] Lever, sufacher e restreindre  1140
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