† saughtel, v. Obs.
Forms: 2 sæhtle, 2–3 sahtle, 3 sawghtle, Ormin sahhtlenn, 4 saȝttel, sa(u)ghtle, -til, sauhtill, (saxtel), 4–5 saȝtle, sauȝt(e)le, saghtel, 5 saȝtill, saghtill, sahtil, saghetylle, sauȝthle, saughtel, -tille.
[In 12th c. sahtlian, sæhtlian, f. sæht, *saht: see saught a.]
1. intr. To come to agreement, become reconciled.
| 1154 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1140, Sithen þer efter sahtleden þe king & Randolf eorl at Stanford. 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 1470 Now lofe we, now hate, now saghtel, now strife. c 1375 Cursor M. 3580 (Fairf.) [When a man is old] þen ys ethe to make him wraþ & for tille saxtel sumdel laþ. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. x. 183 It is no science for sothe forto sotyle [v.r. sauȝtele] Inne. ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 330, I salle hym surelye ensure, þat saghetylle salle we never. a 1400–50 Alexander 865 Sire, latt þi wreth a-wai wende & with þi wyfe saȝtill. a 1440 Sir Degrev. 1757, I rede ye sauȝthle with the knyȝt. |
b. To become calm or quiet.
| 13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 445 As þat lyftande lome [sc. the ark] luged aboute,..Hit saȝtled on a softe day synkande to grounde. Ibid. C. 232 He [Jonah] was no tytter out-tulde þat tempest ne sessed, Þe se saȝtled þer-with, as sone as ho moȝt. Ibid. C. 529 For-þy when pouerte me enprecez & paynez in-noȝe, Ful softly with suffraunce saȝttel me bihouez. |
2. trans. To reconcile (persons). Also refl.
| a 1122 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1066, Þa eodon gode men heom betwenen & sahtloden heom. Ibid. an. 1070, Þa tweᵹen kyngas Willelm & Swæᵹn wurðon sæhtlod. c 1200 Ormin 6024 He riseþþ upp & sahhtleþþ himm Wiþþ Godd þurrh rihht dædbote. a 1300 Cursor M. 28565 Quen man think to traueil lath, to saghtil men þat er wrath. 13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1139 For when a sawele is saȝtled & sakred to dryȝtyn, He holly haldes hit his. c 1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 3917 Thou sal do thi power,..To saghtel the Knyght with the liown And his lady of grete renowne. |
Hence † ˈsaughteling vbl. n.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 964 Tell me..Howgat and wit quat⁓kinthing I sal couer þi saghteling. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 3256 For þat saughtlyng [of the brothers] was mykel blisse. c 1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 3680 Than asked the king Wha had so sone made saghteling Bitwix tham thai had bene so wrath. c 1420 Anturs of Arth. 661 (Douce MS.) Withe outene more lettynge, Diȝte was here saȝtlynge. |