Middle English Dictionary Entry
sọ̄tī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sọ̄tī adj. Also (N) soiti, sutti. |
| Etymology | From sọ̄t n.(2); the formsutti prob. reflects the usage of the exemplar of Octav.(1) (cp. sute, N var. ofsọ̄t n.(2)), but could = sūtī adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dirty, filthy; covered with soot.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)578 : Þu art dim an of fule howe, an þinchest a lutel soti clowe.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP.(Manly-Rickert)B.4022 : A poure widwe som del stape in age..Ful sooty was hire bour and eek hire halle.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)465 : Soty, or fowlyd wythe soot: Fuliginosus.
- c1440(c1350) Octav.(1) (Thrn)129/800 : Clement broghte forthe schelde and spere, That were vnsemly for to were, Soyty [vr. sutty] and alle vnclene.
- c1440(c1350) Octav.(1) (Thrn)131/821 : His auentayle and his bacenete, His helme appon his heued was sett, And bothe full soyty [vr. rowsty] were.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)6577 : A sotye sheld on his shulder he bare.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1400 Trin-C O.9.39 Recipes (Trin-C O.9.39) 25/35 : Take perles..and put hem in a glas with juys of lemounse and sette hit in a sudy place þat ne nouht to drye ne to moyste.
Note: Glossary: "sudy adj. 'shady'."
Note: ?New sense. New spelling (sudy).