suant
English
Etymology
From Middle English suant (“following”) [1], from Anglo-Norman suant, from Old French suiant, sivant, present participle of sivre (“to follow”), from Latin *sequere, from sequor
Adjective
suant (comparative more suant, superlative most suant)
- (obsolete or dialectal, rare) Smooth, or proceeding smoothly.
Derived terms
- suantly
See also
Adverb
suant (comparative more suant, superlative most suant)
- (obsolete or dialectal, rare) Smoothly; without difficulty.
Related terms
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References
- “suant” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Catalan
Latin
Old French
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