† sobersault Obs.
In 6 soubersawte, 7 sobresault, sobersalt.
[ad. F. soubresaut, † -sault, ad. Prov. sobresaut, = Sp. sobresalto, f. L. suprā above + saltus leap.]
A somersault.
| c 1530 Ld. Berners Arth. Lyt. Bryt. (1814) 248 Than came forth juglers..& tomblers wyth theyr soubersawtes. 1611 Cotgr., Soubresault, a Sobresault, or Summer sault. a 1625 Fletcher Woman's Prize iii. ii, What a sobersalt When the chaire fell she fetchd, with her heels upward. |