suefté (s.xii2)

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suefté (s.xii2)

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[ FEW: *12,327a suavitas; Gdf: 7,497c soueveté; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF:  soueveté; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 3223c suavitas ]
sueftee,  swefté,  sweftee  

s.

1 fragrance, sweet smell
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  En ceste flur pure duçur e beauté i a Ke pur nus oblaciun e hoyste dona, En le odur del swefté al Pere presenta  801
2 gentleness, kindness
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  pur ce qe convenient ensample de tant sweftee, taunt de douçour et taunt de bounté trover ne purroms, consideroms le tresamer dolour [...]  60.8
theol. mercy, kindness
( MS: s.xiiim )  Dunez la meie cruelté a la sue duce pieté = of J.C., ma purverseté a la sue duce mesure, […] la meie ire a sa suefté, la mei malice a la sue charité  272
a, en suefté
1 agreeably, pleasantly
( s.xii2; MS: s.xiii1 )  Jo main mult bien e a suefté entre mes amis e od me conussance  262
theol. mercifully, meekly
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Nus avum de amur chanté [...], Dunt [...] les angles sunt refez e en suefté nurie  2850
suef#1  suefet  suefment 
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