Middle English Dictionary Entry
swēter(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | swēter(e n. |
| Etymology | From swēten v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who sweats; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)133/20 : Hit is a simple macchinge bytwixe a feynt fiȝtare and a fresche, bitwixe a swetare & him þat haþ reste, bitwixe a rennere and a stondere.
b
- (1296) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 1087 : Rogo le Swetere.
- (1332) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 10233 : Rogo le Swetar.