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encherissement (1279)
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encherissement (1279)

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(enkerissement)  
  FEW:  carus 2/i,441b Gdf:  encherissement 3,102b GdfC: ∅ TL: encherissement 3,203 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  enchérissement  TLF:  enchérir (enchérissement)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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merch.increase (in price): 
( 1279 )  et s’ensi estoit ke li essaiers trouvast meins en la novele (=coin, currency) que yl fra en la vieille, [...] li dis Gobers le deit amender ausi cum yl est acoustumés es moneie le rey de France. E a li dis Gobers ceste moneie sauns nuns enkerissement  GR iii 558a
( 1372 )  […] a grant encherissement du dite marchandise  Rot Parl1 ii 315
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