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[sugetter] (s.xiii1)

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

[sugetter] (s.xiii1)

southegetter,  southgetter;  subgecter, suçgeter,  suzgetter,  susgez  
  FEW:  subjicere 12,341a Gdf:  subjecter 7,580b GdfC: TL: subjeter 9,1047 DEAF:  subjet 2 (subjeter)  DMF:  subjecter  TLF: OED:  subject v.  MED:  subjecten v.  DMLBS:  subicere 3237a

v.trans.

to subjugate, make subordinate
( MS: s.xiii1 )  subiciat: suçget  TLL ii 102.73
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  il seient suzgez par les pechez ke tant delitent fere Al deable  Apoc giffard 3282
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  ceus q’eschaperent peril de meer serroient suzgettez en servage et en chateux al prince de la terre ou escheirent  TREVET Cron1 119.20
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Adecertes puisqe les filz de Israel devindrent fortz, il southgetterent les Chananeus et il les fesoient truagers a eux  Joshua ANB 803
( 1429 )  Cy ensuit le nombre des paroisses et des perssonnes manans et demourans en ycelles tenans feu et lieu qui sont subgectés chacun an a faire guet en la ville  Bedford Ordinance 57

p.p. as a.

lowered, sunken
( MS: 1419 )  [...] qe nulle home ne femme face fourne ne fourneux, ne chymené southegetté ou serrond  Lib Alb 333

p.p. as s.

one who is subjugated
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  il alassent et defolassent de lour piez les cols des subgettez  Joshua ANB i 485
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  L'espee grant dunt il oscist les genz Est poer terrien dunt l'en escorche lé suzgetez  Apoc giffard 1212

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See also:

suget1 
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