Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sauter \Sau`ter"\, v. t. [F., properly, to jump.]
   To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it
   over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat.

Sauter \Sau"ter\, n.
   Psalter. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.