A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Sup], v. to sup, drink gradually, eat supper, S3; soop, pt. s., W; sopun, pp., W; sope, W.—AS. súpan, pt. séap (pl. supon), pp. sopen. Cf. [Soupen].

[ Superflue], adj. superfluous, HD; superfluli, adv., W2.—OF. superflu (Cotg.); Lat. superfluum.

[ Supplement], sb. new piece, patch, S2.—Lat. supplementum.

[ Supposinge], sb. supposition, C2.

[ Supposs], conj. supposing, although, S3.

[ Supprioure], sb. sub-prior, P.

[ Sur], sb. shower; sures, pl., S; see [Schowre].

[ Sur], adj. sour, S; see [Sour].

[ Sure], adj. sure, PP.—AF. seür; Lat. securum.

[ Suren], v. to give security to, PP, S3.