† susposev.
Obsolete.
intransitive. = suppose v.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [noun]
weeningc900
wenc1000
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supposala1425
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surmise1593
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putation1649
expectation1793
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)]
mistrowOE
overtrowa1225
ortrow?c1225
susposea1325
souchec1325
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mistrestc1415
mistrusta1425
mistraista1450
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uncredit1615
disdoubt1659
jealouse1682
jalouse1816
suspicion1834
sus1953
a1325 Prose Psalter xlix. 22 [l. 21] Þou wendest wicked~leche, þat y shal be lich to þe; y shal reproue þe of þy susposeing [= supposition].
Derivatives
suspose n.
Π
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 147 If ye haue suspowse [= suspicion] To Gill or to me.
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