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carier1 (s.xii4/4)
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The form carrier is a cross reference to the following entry:

carier1 (s.xii4/4)

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carrier,  charier;  karier,  kerier  (charoier  Mandeville 267,  karoier  Dest Rome1 235)  
  FEW:  carrus 2/i,429b Gdf:  charrier 2,72a GdfC:  charrier 9,49a TL: charriier 2,286 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  charrier  TLF:  charrier 2  OED:  carry v.  MED:  carien v.  DMLBS:  carriare 1 288b

v.trans.

1to carry: 
( 1373 )  quatre carpentres, deux masceons […] ovesque leur instrumentz […] tielx come ils purront leggerement carier  GAUNT1 ii 158
♦to carry, transport: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  une charette a iiij chivaus […] pur carier l’avauntdite tonel  Court Bar (A) 40
( 1354 )  charettes cariauntz diverses marchandises  Corr Lond 482
( 1383 )  ceux qi careont tiels choses pur les vendre  Rot Parl1 iii 160
( 1412-13 )  l’un […] fuist carié au le Spetille (=hospital) de Seint Bartholomeu et la moruist  Goldsmiths 358
♦to carry away, off: 
( 1313 )  ces bleez en ces terres cressanz saya et caria encountre la pees  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 149
2lawto bring before (a court): 
( 1346 )  Volletz autre chose dire pur carier l'assise?  YBB 20 i Ed III 131

v.absol.

to carry away, off: 
( 1328 )  le [roi] Henri [...] les avoit doné par sa chartre [...] le herbage de tut la launde [...] e poair de faucher, de coylir e de carier qaunt e a quele houre q'ils voleyent  TNA SC 8/264/13180
♦to cart: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  issi qe il ne puse mes carier de charre ne de charette sicum il dust et soleit  BRITT i 400

v.intrans.

1to drive: 
( MS: s.xii4/4 )  Qui soef charie, cil vient a mayson  Prov vil 12.321
2to act, behave: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Uiel (l. Ivel?) luy estoit charier Ki sure sai emprent cest mester  Corset ANTS 1332

sbst. inf.

transport (by sea): 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et m’en retorneray unqores as autres chemins ou homme vait la plus par terre pur ceux qe ne poent suffrir le charoier de la mer  Mandeville 261
carier a (= charger#1?)
lawto carry, entitle to: 
( 1313 )  n’est ceo bon respouns et suffisant de carier moy a la vewe?  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 109
( 1317 )  vous monstrez title de vous carier al assise  YBB Ed II xxii 172
carier hors
to drive out: 
( 1357 )  le batel […] quel par tempest du mer ci fust chacé et carrié hors de notre port de R.  ROUGH 121

See also:

recarier 
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