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trenchour (1280-1307)

trenchour (1280-1307)

trencheour,  trenchur  
  FEW:  *trinicare 13/ii,281a Gdf:  trancheor 1 8,11c / trancheor 2 8,12a GdfC: TL: trenchëor 2 10,582 DEAF:  trenchier 1 (trencheor 1)  DMF:  trancheur 1  / trancheur 2  TLF: OED:  trencher n.1  MED:  trenchour n.  DMLBS:  trencheator 3493c / trenchorius 3494a / trenchorum 3494a

s.

1occupationcutter, one who cuts wood
( MS: s.xivm ) fievres de metalles et trenchours de fustz (Latin: lignorumque caesores)  S Jer 2va
2occupationcarver, one who carves and serves meat at the table
( c.1393; MS: s.xv1 ) nostre amé esquier J., son trencheour  Lett & Pet 233.163.10
( 1463 ) Purveu toutz foitz qe le seneschall, chamberlein, tresorer et countrollour del hostell du dit roy, et ses trencheours (M.E. and his kervers) et chevaliers pur son corps et leurs femmes, puissent user et were furres de sables et ermyns  Stats ii 399
3domesticimplementcutter, knife
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) Isake se corouce vers tel counsaillour […]: Le colpoun de sun nees coupait del trenchour  LANGTOFT wright ii 66
( 1298 ) E un anlace od manche de yvor e un trenchur  Wardrobe Spaldington 100
( 1375 ) pour deux trenchours par ly achatez a nostre oeps et livrez a le panetrye  GAUNT1 ii 330
( 1402-03 ) in uno pare de trenchours  Durham i 182
( MS: s.xvm ) un payn i. panis; un trenchour; un coutell' i. cultellus  Fr Voc 89.141
4domesticimplementplate or platter on which to cut up or serve meat
( MS: s.xivin ) Lur blaunce nape ert nettee Ke jammés ne ert enbrouhee Par ordure, E lur trencheours confermement, Ke de peccher ne averunt talent  Lyric 130.112
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 ) longez culteux trenchantz et lez trenchours serront apportez a table  Man lang ANTS 7.14
( 1415 ) .xj. trenchours et .j. garlek morter ovesque un pestill et .ij. petites treies, pris .ij. d.  Forfeitures Agincourt 100
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 ) Sur un trenchour les mettez, Si tu veuz fere beaux morseus A long trenchez de cotels  Courtoisie (P) 59
trenchour de burses
burse

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See also:

trenchable  trenchanment  trenchard  trenche1  trenché1  trenchefil  trencheisuns  trenchement  trenchément  trencher  trencheresse  trenchet  trenchevers  trenchivesouns  trenchure  trenquador 
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trenchour