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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.
1
curr.
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
1
herald.
bezanty
:
(
1300;
MS: s.xiv
1
)
A. de la S. tresor Signefioit ke fust brisans Sa rouge baniere o besans
112.498
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