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besant (s.xii)

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[ FEW: 1,669b byzantius; Gdf: 1,631b besan 1; GdfC: 8,318a besant; TL: 1,937 besant; DEAF: besant; DMF: besant; TLF: besant; OED: bezant | byzant n.; MED: besaunt n.; DMLBS: 231b Byzantus ]

besand, besaunt; bessant, bessaunt

s.

1curr.finan.bezant, talent (coin):

( s.xii ) un besand d’or i 271

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) il ne perdi del soen [le] vaillant [d’]un besant 113

( MS: c.1275 ) si il soi absentent [...] chescun par soi est en la merci de un besant 26.4

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) manda [...] qe S. lui mandast cent besantz d’argent 106.9

( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) bisantius: besauns ii 147

(TBD) talentum: besant ii 146

♦herald.bezant:

( s.xiv^m; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Quant ils sount d’or, sount besauntz; quant ils sount d’argent, platz 82

♦fig.talent, endowment, ability:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Si vus celez le besaunt Ke a pru deust estre mys avaunt, Deus vus en purra chalaunger 5709

od besants

herald.bezanty:

( 1300; MS: s.xiv¹ ) A. de la S. tresor Signefioit ke fust brisans Sa rouge baniere o besans 112.498

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