† sertn.
Obsolete.
Desert, merit. for sert of: for the sake of.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > for the sake of
for my (our, etc.) loveeOE
for the love ofeOE
for (one's, a thing's) sakea1225
for sert ofa1400
for (also upon) a person's occasion1567
in favour of1605
for sake('s) sake1665
on occasion of (a person)1860
a1400 Pistil of Susan 223 For sert of hire souereyn and for hire owne sake.
c1480 (a1400) St. Margaret 645 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 65 Nocht for my sert, bot þi gudnes.
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