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sursemer (s.xiiex)

The form sursané2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

sursemer (s.xiiex)

soursemer; 
p.p. sorceiné,  sorseiné,  sorsené,  sossiner,  soursemé;  suceiné,  sucenté;  sursané,  sursanné,  sursami,  sursemay,  sursemé,  sursemei,  sursemey,  sursenei,  surseney,  suscené,  sussemé  
  FEW:  seminare 11,438a Gdf:  soursamé 7,540c / soursamer 7,541a GdfC: TL: sorsemer 9,924 DEAF:  semer (sorsemer)  DMF:  sursemer  TLF:  sursemer  OED:  sussemy a.  MED:  sussemi a.  DMLBS:  superseminare 3316c / sursematus 3335a

Some variant spellings of the adjectival use of the past participle suggest that the word may have been confused with sursané1.

v.trans.

agriculturalto sow on top, oversow (seed or similar)
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex ) E pus dist il qu’il estoit ausi de li com de un homme que sema bon forment en son chaump. E taunt com la gent dormirent, vint son enemy e soursema neele (=corncockle)  Gospel Harmony 48.45.6

p.p. as a.

(of meat) tainted, infected with cysticercosis (and unfit for consumption)
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 ) porigo est morbus quidam porcorum unde dicuntur quedam carnes porcorum romanice 'sursemez'  Gloss Sidon 142.78
( MS: s.xiii ) vendentes carnes grossas bovinas et ovinas et porcinas, aliquando lepra percussas (gloss: (L) surseney) (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) sursamis )  TLL i 198.35 and ii 132.35
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) keus qi quisent chars suceinés (var. (A: s.xiv) sorceinés;  (R: s.xiv) sorseinés;  (F: s.xiv3/3) sossiners;  (M: s.xivin) sursaneez;  (C: s.xiv1/3) sursannez;  (L: c.1300) sucentés;  (G: s.xiv1/3) suscenez ) [...] ou autre manere de chars contraries a saynté de homme  BRITT i 83.11
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) E ceaux bochiers qe vendunt char sussemee pur seine [...]  Mir Just 28
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) [...] qe nul de eux en la dite vyle ne mustre a vendre chars de morine, ne soursemez, ne corrumpues  Dom Gip 144
( s.xiv ) char forsenee (l. sorsenee) doit estre ars  Gild Merch ii 205

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See also:

semer1  sur2 
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