Middle English Dictionary Entry
sursaute adv.
Entry Info
Forms | sursaute adv. Also (error) sursante. |
Etymology | AF sursaut adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Suddenly, unexpectedly.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.337 : Makedowel..Sursante [read: Sursaute; F A sursaut]..þam mette als þei fro kirke cam.