surachater (s.xiii2/4)
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surachater (s.xiii2/4)

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[gdw]

[FEW: 24,68a *accaptare; Gdf: 7,520b sourachater; GdfC: ∅; TL: 9,864 sorachater; DEAF:  achater (sorachater); DMF:  suracheter; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅]
sureachater  

v.a.

1to buy too much, too great a supply of: 
( MS: s.xiii2 ) Trop grant talent de manger e de beivre ke fet surachater viande u beivre. Surfet ke fet trop lunge seer a manger e a beivere [...]  284
2to buy too dearly, at too high a price: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin ) Nuls ne dait craire ne quider K'um puisse Dieu sureachater Pur avair laisur lungement De pecher sanz penissement  1732
achater#1  sur#2 
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