adv. Obs. Forms: α. (north. and Sc.) 4 squagate, 4–5 suagat, 5 swa-, sagat. β. 4–6 sogate, 5 sogat (-get). [f. SO adv. + GATE sb.2 Cf. THUS-GATE adv.
In MSS. freq. written as two words, and sometimes hyphened in printed texts.]
In this or that manner; in such wise; so, thus.
α. a. 1300. Cursor M., 2750. Sal þou þine auin sua-gat for-fare?
a. 1325. Metr. Hom., 146. Suagat spil mi corn ye maye.
c. 1375. Sc. Leg. Saints, ix. (Bartholomew), 92. Quhen þe kynge … herd þat þe apostil sagat ferd.
β. c. 1338. R. Brunne, Chron. (1810), 63. Þei said, þat … Edward … had þam so gate awed.
a. 1352. Minot, Poems (ed. Hall), viii. 96. God saue þam þat it so-gat wan.
c. 1400. Destr. Troy, 5207. A cite in the same lond so gat was cald.
1570. Levins, Manip., 39. Sogate, thus, sic ita, isto modo.
