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suzrire (1121-25)
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The form susrire is a cross reference to the following entry:

suzrire (1121-25)

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sorire,  sorrire,  sosrire;  sourrire,  souzrire;  sozrire;  surire,  surrire,  surryre,  susrire,  suzryre  
  FEW:  subridere 12,350a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  sourire 1 10,698c TL: sorire 9,897 DEAF:  sorire  DMF:  sourire  TLF:  sourire 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  subridere 3254c

Latin also produced, through elision, surridere (not in DMLBS), hence forms with sur- and suz- suffixes.

v.intrans.

emotionto smile: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) L'abes surrist e les blasmat, E pur mult fols les aesmat  S Brend mup 1049
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 ) Leva ses oilz en surriant  S Edw barking 1524
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Li serf Dé se prist a souzrire, Si dist [...]  Dial Greg SATF 1246
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Surrist cum en transe mis  S Edw paris ANTS 1291
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 ) Willam, quant ce oy, surryst e dist [...]  Fouke ANTS 8.16
( MS: c.1335 ) La dame un petit suzryst  Harley Complete iii 216.241

v.refl.

emotionto smile: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xivin ) Il ad si pur sa femme dist, Protheselaus s'en susrit  Proth ANTS 12112
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 ) E il unques semblant ne fist, Mais un petitet s'en suzrist  Proth ANTS 6944

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See also:

rire  suz1 
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