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suflement (1121-35)

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

suflement (1121-35)

sofflement,  soflement,  sufflement  
  FEW:  sufflare 12,410b Gdf: GdfC:  soufflement 1 10,693b TL: soflement 9,722 DEAF:  sofler (soflement)  DMF:  soufflement 1  TLF:  soufflement  OED:  soufflement n.  MED: DMLBS:  sufflamen 2 3280b

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1anat.(act of) breathing, breath
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Saint Espirement entent par suflement (of stag)  Best ants 740
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Esmerveillerent sei forment Ke vivre pot si lungement Kar suflement de li ne oirent  ADGAR3 154.39
( MS: s.xivm )  [...] le sufflement del seint esperit [...]  S Jer 4va
blow, puff of air
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  En sa buche eve prent [...]. Puis i fait suflemenz  Best ants 728
2meteo.blow, puff (of wind)
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur ço trebuche aval par sufflement de vent  Vitas 736
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  pudre [...] ke ou petit vent [...] est tot dessofflee, e ou petite buffee d'un pou de sofflement abatu  Ancren2 219.5
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et quant la neef fust pris, et ne poeit estre efforcee al vent, la neef donee a sufflement, esteioms nous portee en un isle  Actes (A) 375a

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See also:

sufle  sufler  suflet  sufleur  suflure 
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sufflement