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suzorrer (s.xii/xiii)

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

suzorrer (s.xii/xiii)

suezorrer,  suisorer,  suisorrer,  suissorrer,  suizorrer;  susorer,  susorrer,  sussorer;  suthorrer;  suzorer  (suorrer)  
  FEW:  aurum 25,1025a Gdf:  susorer 7,610c GdfC: TL: DEAF:  or (susorer)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  subaurare 3229b

v.trans.

metaldecor.to gild, overlay with gold
( 1404 ) plusours disloialx artificers [...] les susorrount et susargentount semblables a or et argent [...]. Ordeignez est et establiez qe nulle arteficer [...] desorenavant suisore ne suisargente nulle tielx firmaulx, anelx [...]  Goldsmiths 316
( 1414 ) [...] qe toutz les orfeours d'Engleterre suissorrent nulle argent pire qe del allaie d'esterlyng engleis  Rot Parl1 iv 52
( 1477-78 ) [...] pur fair ascun vessell ou ascune chose de ceo (=coins), ou a suisorer ascune chose ovesqe ceo  Stats ii 455

sbst. inf.

metaldecor.(the process of) gilding, overlaying with gold
( 1477-78 ) le chose en quell ascun tiel suisorrer serra  Stats ii 455

p.p. as a.

metaldecor.gilded, overlaid with gold
( MS: s.xii/xiii ) postelas deauratas (gloss: (O) suzorrés) vidimus  TLL i 176.86 and ii 46.86
( MS: s.xiii1 ) deaurate: susoré  TLL ii 106.172
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) aurata: (D*) suzoré  TLL ii 128.15
( 1376 ) un tablement [...] sur quel nouz volons qe un ymage d’overeigne levez de latoun suzorrez soit mys en memorial de nous  Black Prince Test 225
( 1380 ) [...] pur deux tabletz d’argent suorrez et eymellez de lui achatez  GAUNT2 i 112
( 1415 ) un grand chalés d'argent suisorré [...]  Reg Chich ii 15
metaldecor.overlaid with a metal (other than gold) (?)
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) il lui envoia veals d’areim susorrez (var. (L: s.xiv/xv) sussorrez )  TREVET Cron1 59.19
( 1477-78 ) sur payne de forfaire le value de [...] saltselers d’argent ou autre chose suisorez  Stats ii 455

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See also:

orré1  surdorré  surorrer  suz1 
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suizorrer