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burse (1121-25)
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The form burs2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

burse (1121-25)

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borce,  borse;  bource,  bours,  bourse ;  burs  (bouse (l. bourse)  GAUNT2 i 233 ),
(pl. bursus)  
  FEW:  byrsa 1,667b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  borse 8,342c TL: borse 1,1077 DEAF:  borse  DMF:  bourse  TLF:  bourse 1  OED:  purse n.  MED:  purse n.  / burse n.  DMLBS:  bursa 227c / pursa 2585c

s.

pouch, pocket, bag: 
( MS: s.xiiex )  marsupia: (C) bourses (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) burs; (L: s.xiii) bursus)  TLL ii 128.18
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  pur aporter (=carry off) en seyn, ne en huise, ne en soulers, ne en burse pantenere [...]  HENLEY2 276.c38
( 1328 )  quiel seal jeo vous envoy en une bourse  King’s Bench v 33
( 1414-15 )  Item pur un bourse pur dedeins encloser le comune seal .iiij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 2 Henry V
♦eccl.liturgicalburse, receptacle for the corporal: 
( 1433 )  une burse et corporaulx tout couverte de perlez  Bedford Inventories B88
♦finan. purse, money-bag: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  le offrande [...] Jo celoue en mes burses  S Brend mup 1275
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  li riche le cumpererent, Mais par lur burse s’aquiterent  Rom de Rou wace i 196.954
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Dunc dist al livrur de s’audmodne Qu’al povre [...] La burse uverte abandunast  S Jean ANTS 5335
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Ke tout bargaynne e ryn n’ad en burse  Folies (U) 7
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  moy auxi desrobantz [...] de ma burse ové ma monoye  Lett & Pet 363.14
commune burse
finan.public funds: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Vostre tresor a ceo mettez; Tut en cumune le livrez; En comune burse seit mis  S Jean ANTS 1331
( MS: c.1275 )  quant mere u baillifs [...] vunt hors de la vile pur commun pru sus commune burse  Winchester2 38.45
burse real
finan.Crown funds: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Puis en fu la custume surse E coillette en real burse De bedeus cuveitus, engrés, [...]  S Edw paris ANTS 929
burse a pastur
bot.shepherd’s purse: 
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 )  Capsellula [...] gallice bourse a pastur  Alph 34.4
cillour, fendour, trenchour de burse
cut-purse, one who steals purses: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  de enpuysounours, de cillours de bourses, de usurers, [...]  BRITT i 179
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Oisel heit escarrie; Fendour de burs (M.E. cutte-purs) la Juye (M.E. pilery)  Nominale 381
( c.1356 ) De trenchour de bourses. Item si ascun soit trové trenchont [sic] une bourse deyns la franchise, a la sute du partie soit mys sur le pilori  ROUGH 23
de sa (etc.) burse
out of one’s (etc.) own pocket: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceo ke le baillif vodra paer de sa burse [...]  HENLEY2 270.c22
( 1373-74 )  les gardeinz novels eslieux doneront de lour burse propre al (l. as) aunciens gardeinz .iiij. li. [...]  Goldsmiths 160
faire burse
finan. to gain financially, make money: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mais quant chascun moine fait borse Li communs bien faut e reborse  Rom de Rou wace ii 92.5535
trencher une burse
trencher
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