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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1513, 1567-1568
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Succudry, Surquedry, n. Also: succwdry, succuddry, succeudry, sukudry, sucquedry, sucquidry, surcudry, surquidy(e. [ME and e.m.E. surquiderie (Ancr. R.), surquydery (c1315), sorquydryȝe (14th c.), surquedrie (Spenser), OF sorcuiderie (12th c. in Greimas), ? ultimately derived from vulgar L. *supercogitare.] Overweening pride; arrogance, presumptuousness.(a) 1375 Barb. xi 11.
It wes gret succuddry [E. sukudry, H. sucquidry] That set thame apon sic folye 1375 Barb. xii 297.
Our fais … haf the vrang and succudry, And covatis [of] senȝhory Amovis thame ?1438 Alex. i 1679.
He was sa full of succudry That he prysit na man ane penny ?1438 Alex. ii 8404.
My great foly Is now encheiffit apertly! My succudry sould me haue shent! c1420 Ratis Raving 301.
The first of thaim is succudry, Fellony the tothir, the thride inwy c1420 Wynt. iv 628.
Succuddry c1420 Wynt. viii 3413.
Succwdry a1500 Golagros and Gawane 278.
Spekis na succeudry, for Cristis sone deir!(b) 1375 Barb. xvi 331.
Bot his owtrageous sucquedry … Off purpos lettyt him perfay a1400 Legends of the Saints l 294.
Sa sall all se oppynly Hire ourcumyne with sucquidry ?1438 Alex. ii 10468.
Thir fyue vertewis him counsallis ay To put all sucquedry away a1500 Prestis of Peblis 272 (Asl.).
Ȝour Justicis ar full of sucquedry So covatus and full of auarice [etc.] 1513 Doug. xiii vi 111 (Ruddim.).
Sucquedry(c) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxviii 46.
Scho had symply hyre fud & clath, to cleth hyre honestly, For-out pryd and surcudry 1456 Hay I 287/22.
Be caus thare is sum men sa hichty, hautayn, and orguillous and full of surquedry a1568 Bannatyne MS I p. 23/49.
For to abait thair surquedry and pryd(d) 1456 Hay I 118/24.
In oure grete hardines thare is ay surquidye, and pride, and exces 1456 Hay I 118/32.
It is surquidy, gif a capitane, with L. men of armes, wald assailȝe thre hundreth als gude; that war fule hardynes, and na vertu morale 1456 Hay II 31/5.
That never … traytour mycht our cum … a trew knycht bot gif it be throw pride or surquidy, that is callit our presumptuous in him self
