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suier1 (c.1250)
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suier1 (c.1250)

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suer,  suwer  
  FEW:  exsucare 3,322a Gdf:  suer 2 7,588a GdfC: ∅ TL: süer 9,1064 DEAF:  essuier (suier)  DMF:  suer 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to wipe dry: 
( c.1250; MS: s.xv1 )  extergere: suer  TLL ii 86.170
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  des lermes ses pez lava, E des chevus les sua  boz Three Saints 4.44
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  de ses lerms lavat les pees Jhesus, et puys les suat de la chevous de sa teste  Bible Holkham 42.12
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un drap pur suer ses eux de lermes  TREVET Cron1 167.9
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ad croulemen dé meins: ne les suiés pas multens quant les avrez lavé  A-N Med ii 235
2to wipe off, clean: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Voz coteles bien suerez  (M.E. wypeth)  bibb MS (O) 333ra
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivin )  e ke la paele seit bien neire e bien sué de un drap  Culinary Colls (A) 12.5
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Sur le naperoun voz mains suetz, Ne frotez voz gencies  Courtoisie 435.152
♦to wipe (away): 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  chescun lerme de lur oez Deus suira  Apoc Verse ANTS 1234

v.refl.

to clean oneself, wipe oneself down: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  F[emme] aprés suour se sue (M.E. here wipith)  Nominale 241

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See also:

essuier 
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