sowdan
Middle English
Noun
sowdan
- Alternative form of soudan
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 407-409:
- The sowdan comth him-self sone after this
So royally, that wonder is to telle,
And welcometh hir with alle Ioye and blis.- The Sultan comes himself soon after this
So royally that it is a wonder to tell,
And welcomes her with all joy and bliss.
- The Sultan comes himself soon after this
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 407-409:
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