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

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

v.trans.

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 [...]  A-N Piety 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  Corset ANTS 1732

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See also:

achater1  sur2 
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