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(corlenocher) (s.xivin)
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(corlenocher) (s.xivin)

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corlevocher  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  curlevacher n.  DMLBS: ∅

The word also appears as curlevache, curlevacher, curlewacher, curlevage and curlevasche in Latin and Middle English sources. Its etymology remains unclear, and the MED's suggested interpretation as a compound of currere and levage seems semantically and phonetically unlikely.

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agriculturalmerch.occupationmerchant who is not a citizen or member of a guild (?), broker (?): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe nul corlenocher (l. corlevocher), pokyere ne autre ne medle blé purri ovesqes bon blé pur vendre en la dite vile  Dom Gip 104
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