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marchandie (s.xii3/3)

marchandie (s.xii3/3)

marchandi,  marchandy,  marchaundie,  marchaundy,  marchaundye;  merchandie  (marchahandie  Waldef BB 18815)  
  FEW:  mercatus 6/ii,10b Gdf:  marcheandie 5,164b GdfC: TL: marchëandie 5,1128 DEAF:  marchié (marcheandie)  DMF:  marchandie  TLF: OED:  merchandy n.  MED:  marchaundi(e n.  DMLBS:

Plural forms can sometimes also be read as variants of marchandise.

s.

1merch.trade, buying and selling
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  Vos troverez en la marchaundie grant gayn en plevyne  Bonne Avent Tract 83
( MS: 1317-18 ) [...] si furroms nus vostre apprentice en office de marchaundie (var. marchaunder)  YBB Ed II xxii 123
( 1364 )  que nul forein amesnant pesson a mesme la citee, ne preigne hoste pur son pesson vendre, s'il ne soit des gentz enfranchisez en la dite mester de pessoners, sique la marchandi des pessoners ne soit encherir par gentz qi ne scient, ne n'ount conissance en la dite mestere  Foedera1 iii 742
fig.merch.bargain, deal
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Suz cel n'ad tele marchandie Cum de sen e de curtaisie  Pet Phil 67
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  a cel oure fe[i]stes vus marchandie e covenant ové le diable  Ancren2 65.2
2merch.merchandise, goods
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  li plusur sunt marcheant E venent od lur marchandie  S Gile1 847
( 1333 )  repeiraunt ové ses marchandies en Escoce  Northumb 68
( 1386 )  toutes autres maneres de merchandie entrantz en la roiaume, ou issantz hors d'icell  Rot Parl1 iii 220
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  grauntz marchaundes des bestes e d'autre meyne marchaundy  Anon Chr1 127
3coll.merch.merchants, traders
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Countes et barouns [...] li grauntent en aye Le disime dener et pur la marchaundye Le setime parmi a sa tresorye  LANGTOFT wright ii 268
user marchandie
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See also:

marchander  marchandise  marchant  marché1  marcher1  marchiere 
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