In the Sowdan the Bridgeward is called «Alagolofre»; cf.
Lukafe[rh] in al the haste 268 Turned to the Sowdan agayn̄ obliged to return.
In my dissertation on the language and the sources of the Sowdan of Babylon, p.
For from that tyme hidre, the Sowdan clepethe him self Calyffee.
And whoso wille go be londe thorghe the lond of Babyloyne, where the Sowdan dwellethe comonly, he moste gete grace of him and leve, to go more sikerly [Footnote: Surely.
And now is there non of the Calyffeez, ne noughte han ben, sithe the tyme of Sowdan Sahaladyn.
The sowdan comth him-self sone after this So royally, that wonder is to telle, (310) And welcometh hir with alle Ioye and blis.
Ne ther was Surrien noon that was converted 435 That of the conseil of the sowdan woot, That he nas al to-hewe er he asterted.
The sowdan seith, 'I wol don at your heste,' And kneling thanketh hir of that requeste.
We shul first feyne us cristendom to take, Cold water shal not greve us but a lyte; And I shal swich a feste and revel make, That, as I trowe, I shal the sowdan quyte.
The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the Sowdan slayne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sowdan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
