sustenter (1121-25)

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sustenter (1121-25)

[gdw]

[FEW: 12,476a sustentare; Gdf: ; GdfC: 1,732c sustenter; TL: 9,974 sustenter; DEAF:  sustenter / tenter (surtenter); DMF:  sustenter; TLF:  sustenter; OED:  sustent v.; MED: ; DMLBS: 3342a sustentare]
sortenter,  soztenter;  surtenter,  sustanter,  suztenter  

v.a.

1to support, maintain in good health
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Ne puis encor trover escriz Que del tut le mal [en]guariz, Mais aukes pot l’um sortenter E lungement vivere e user  67.583
to sustain, provide for (with food and/or drink)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Kar si com[e] cors est grevé Se de manger n'est surtenté, L'alme languist tot ensement Se n'at devin enseignement  98
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Jesus Crist pain s'est nomé Dunt si fedeil sunt suztenté  9930
to support, sustain, aid
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) mult ert temptez, Mais par Deu ert bien sustentez  202
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) De conforter les esgarez, De soztenter les soffraitos  7149
2to maintain, keep doing
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim ) [...] Pur ce nus covient noz freres amesurer, Si qu'il pussent de Deu le labur sustenter  3166
sustenter sa (etc.) vie
1to provide with the necessities of life
( 1384 ) Et n’ayt ascuns biens de quoy puisse payer lez meres (=doctors) pour li guarir de cez naffres ne de quoy puisse sustanter sa vie  E 101/183/3 no. 7
sustentation  sustentif#1 
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