suant meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology and quotations

suant

adj

UK /ˈsjuː.ənt/

Etymology From Middle English suant (“following”), from Anglo-Norman suant, from Old French suiant, sivant, present participle of sivre (“to follow”), from Latin sequor.

Cornwall, Dialectal, Obsolete, Rare Smooth, or proceeding smoothly.

Derived terms: suantly

suant

adv

Etymology From Middle English suant (“following”), from Anglo-Norman suant, from Old French suiant, sivant, present participle of sivre (“to follow”), from Latin sequor.

Dialectal, Obsolete, Rare Smoothly; without difficulty.

When all sems gwayin' suant, Jist when 'e sem 'e've schuled ther hart, […]1867, William Frederick Rock, Jim and Nell: A Dramatic Poem in the Dialect of North Devon, page 11:
Peter and his wife did not get on very "suant" together.1899, Sabine Baring-Gould, Book of the West, page 252:

Synonyms: smoothly, well, suantly
Related terms: pursuant