1
curr.hist.
denary, Roman silver coin (worth 10 copper asses):
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Pur un denier d'argent Vendrunt mui de furment
Sibile 823
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Il n’i remist que vaillet un sul dener En tute la terre
Anc Test (B) 15484
♦
curr.finan.penny, one twelfth of a shilling:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Sur guages empruntent deniers, Unze pur duze volentiers
Brut WACE 10565
(
1307-10
)
il n’avoit unqes de li deuer
(l. dener) ne darre
(l. darré)
LANGETON 259
♦
taxpenny paid (usually proportionately) as levy, tax or annuity:
(
1266-69
)
ne vus fiez pas trop a deners de la cruserie
Nevill 358.22
(
1330
)
il dona as ditz chanoyns [...] le dism dener de totes ses rentes en Northumberland
Rot Parl2 189
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
En quel Parlement fuist graunté del communyalté le quynszym dener
Anon Chr1 8.9
2
weight
pennyweight(as a unit of weight):
3medal:
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
Un dener au col li pent De metal ki cler resplent
S Aub 277rubr
4curr.finan.money:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
sun successur Li deveit fere tel deshonur Ke il dust vendre pur nul enprise E pur dener sa grant franchise
Mir N-D 36.110
5(as object of little value):
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: c.1300
)
le hauberk ne ly vaut un dener moné
Boeve (B) 1227
(
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Orgoyl de templer, Bobbaunt de ospitaler: Touz ceus ne valunt un dener
Vanitez Mounde 44.37
curr.finan.money:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Humes unt eslit malfaisanz, [...]; Deniers e terres lur pramistrent
Brut WACE 8963
(
1214-16;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Ly chapelyns ly dist ke le
(=horse) vendist e donast les deneres as clers e a poveres
Turpin 216
(
1279-80
)
si avenist ke les deners de la boiste
(=coffers) seient trovez eschars de deus greyns [...]
Red Bk 981
(
1327
)
il engagea sa chartre [...] pur une summe de deners al sergerstayn
PINCHBECK ii 19
♦
taxKing’s pence (paid for military service):
(
1283
)
de ceus ke sunt ové le Rey et prenent ses deniers seit fete taxacion
Parl Writs 12
♦
curr.finan.cash (as distinct from credit):
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Vivres [...] A vendre pur deniers e non pas a respits
(=credit)
Rom Chev ANTS 1255
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
[N]us de noz conestables [...] ne pregne lez blez ne les altres chatels d’aucun, si maintenant n’en paie les deniers
Magna Carta 359.28
(
1297
)
Endreit des trente mile mars en deniers [...]
Crisis 19.8
♦
curr.finan.cash (as distinct from feudal service):
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
quant des acres de blé remeynent a sier pur deners
HENLEY2 268.c19
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