† succudryn.
Obsolete. Scottish.
Presumption, arrogance.
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the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [noun]
prideOE
overgartc1175
surquidrya1250
stuntisea1327
arrogance1340
insolencec1386
surquidyc1407
succudryc1425
lordliness1440
arrogancy1477
ogartc1480
wantonness?a1505
stateliness1509
insolencya1513
surquidancea1525
superbityc1540
imperiousness1582
surliness1587
super-arrogation1593
insolentness1594
assumption1609
self-assumption1609
huff1611
imperiosity1618
superarrogancy1620
lordship1633
self-assuming1644
alazony1656
high-handednessa1658
fast1673
arrogantness1756
overbearance1766
swaggera1821
huffishness1841
you-be-damnedness1885
high and mighty1924
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. iv. vi. 51 As Daryus tynt in til Sythi Throw his hawtane succudry.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvi. 327 His outrageous succudry [1489 Adv. sucquedry; 1616 Hart succudry] And will, that mar wes and hardy, Of purpos letit hym.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 11 It wes gret succuddry [1489 Adv. sukudry; 1616 Hart sucquidry] That set thame apon sic folye.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. avi Spekis na succeudry for cristis sone deir.
1553 Douglas' Æneis (1710) xiii. vi. 11. 467 For sic sucquedry vndertakin now, His awne mischeif..He fundin has. [Cf. a1522 in Succudrous.]
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