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denier1 (1121-25)

denier1 (1121-25)

deneer,  deneire,  dener,  denere,  denir,  denyer;  diner,  dinier  (deiner  Rot Parl1 ii 66 desner  Cal Anc Pet 284 desuer (l. desner)  Glastonbury Chart 166 deuer (l. dener) dignier  Rot Parl1 i 374 ),
pl. deneris  (denores  Rot Parl1 i 390)  
  FEW:  denarius 3,39b Gdf: GdfC:  denier 2 9,302a TL: denier 2,1392 DEAF:  denier  DMF:  denier  TLF:  denier  OED:  denarius n.  / denary n.  / denier n. 3  MED:  denarie n.  DMLBS:  denarius 609c

s.

1 curr.hist. denary, Roman silver coin (worth 10 copper asses)
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (Judas) Les deners tost offri trente  S Brend mup 1295
( 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
( 1319 )  qe l’abbé averait un denier de chescune brascine  YBB Ed II xxiv 13
( 1343-50 )  .ij. petiz oynouns pur un dener  Cron Lond1 39.9
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)
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  un dener pesant de safran  Orn Dames 224
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
6 name (used as a surname)
( 1379 )  Matilda Denyer  Family Names Denyer

s. pl.

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
dan Denier
personif.(personification) Mammon
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  danz Dener ad sujurné Tant a Rome ke l’apostoile Se puroffre ke il l’assoille  Mir N-D 36.114
deniers contants, deniers contés
conter
le denier, les deniers seint Pere
taxPeter’s pence
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Cil ki ad aveir champestre .xxx. den. vaillant, deit duner le den. Sein Piere  Leis Will ANTS 17
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  de stalage, de pays e de wartsilver, de deners seynt Pere  HENLEY2 432
( 1377 )  La charge de le denier Seint Pere, appellé Rome-peny  Rot Parl1 iii 21
deniers de laborers
lawpenalties under the Statute of Labourers
( 1354 )  Item de receyvours de lez deniers de laborers aprés ceo q’ils ount levé et receu les ditz deniers [...]  ROUGH 294
denier moneé
moneer
denier de moneie
moneie
quaier denier
quaier
quart denier
quart1
le quint denier
quint1
le quinzime denier
quinzime
sis deniers
1curr.finan.sixpence
( c.1277 )  [...] pur ceo ke les plegges [...] soleyent fere lor pes vers le balllif de un sis deners  Bor Cust i 98
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1199 )  Ricardus Sisdeniers  MED sis n.
au terce denier
terce
cunoistre cum denier
to know inside out
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  (Merlin) le (=the king) quida engingnier, [...] Mais il (=the king) le cunut cum denier  Waldef BB 9434

See also:

deveer1 
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