Middle English edit

Noun edit

sowdan

  1. Alternative form of soudan
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 407-409:
      The sowdan comth him-self sone after this
      So royally, that wonder is to telle,
      And welcometh hir with alle Ioye and blis.
      The Sultan comes himself soon after this
      So royally that it is a wonder to tell,
      And welcomes her with all joy and bliss.