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sustenter (1121-25)

sustenter (1121-25)

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

v.trans.

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  A-N Falconry 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  Salemon 98
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Jesus Crist pain s'est nomé Dunt si fedeil sunt suztenté  Salemon 9930
to support, sustain, aid
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) mult ert temptez, Mais par Deu ert bien sustentez  S Brend mup 202
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) De conforter les esgarez, De soztenter les soffraitos  Salemon 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  Vitas 3166
sustenter sa (etc.) vie
to 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  TNA E 101/183/3 no. 7

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See also:

sustentation  sustentif1 
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