1
curr.hist.
denary, Roman silver coin (worth 10 copper asses):
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
)
(Judas) Les deners tost offri trente
1295
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Pur un denier d'argent Vendrunt mui de furment
823
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Il n’i remist que vaillet un sul dener En tute la terre
(B) 15484
♦
curr.finan.penny, one twelfth of a shilling:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Sur guages empruntent deniers, Unze pur duze volentiers
10565
(
1307-10
)
il n’avoit unqes de li deuer
(l. dener) ne darre
(l. darré)
259
(
1319
)
qe l’abbé averait un denier de chescune brascine
Ed II xxiv 13
(
1343-50
)
.ij. petiz oynouns pur un dener
39.9
♦
taxpenny paid (usually proportionately) as levy, tax or annuity:
(
1266-69
)
ne vus fiez pas trop a deners de la cruserie
358.22
(
1330
)
il dona as ditz chanoyns [...] le dism dener de totes ses rentes en Northumberland
189
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
En quel Parlement fuist graunté del communyalté le quynszym dener
8.9
2
weight
pennyweight(as a unit of weight):
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiii2
)
un dener pesant de safran
224
3medal:
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
Un dener au col li pent De metal ki cler resplent
277rubr
4curr.finan.money:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
sun successur Li deveit fere tel deshonur Ke il dust vendre pur nul enprise E pur dener sa grant franchise
36.110
5(as object of little value):
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: c.1300
)
le hauberk ne ly vaut un dener moné
(B) 1227
(
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Orgoyl de templer, Bobbaunt de ospitaler: Touz ceus ne valunt un dener
44.37
1curr.finan.money:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Humes unt eslit malfaisanz, [...]; Deniers e terres lur pramistrent
8963
(
1214-16;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Ly chapelyns ly dist ke le
(=horse) vendist e donast les deneres as clers e a poveres
216
(
1279-80
)
si avenist ke les deners de la boiste
(=coffers) seient trovez eschars de deus greyns [...]
981
(
1327
)
il engagea sa chartre [...] pur une summe de deners al sergerstayn
ii 19
♦
taxKing’s pence (paid for military service):
(
1283
)
de ceus ke sunt ové le Rey et prenent ses deniers seit fete taxacion
12
♦
curr.finan.cash (as distinct from credit):
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Vivres [...] A vendre pur deniers e non pas a respits
(=credit)
1255
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
[N]us de noz conestables [...] ne pregne lez blez ne les altres chatels d’aucun, si maintenant n’en paie les deniers
359.28
(
1297
)
Endreit des trente mile mars en deniers [...]
19.8
♦
curr.finan.cash (as distinct from feudal service):
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
quant des acres de blé remeynent a sier pur deners
268.c19
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