dismer (c.1136-65)

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dismer (c.1136-65)

[ FEW: 3,25a decimus; Gdf: 2,721c dismer; GdfC: ; TL: 2,1949 dismer; DEAF:  disme (dismer); DMF:  dîmer; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 575a decimare ]
desmer;  dimer,  dimier,  dismeer  

v.a.

1 arithm. to decimate, take one tenth of
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  A Geldefort fist toz mener Cels de Normendie e diesmer, E quant la diesme fu partie [...] Por ço que grant gent li sembla, La diesme derechief diesma  ii 160.7432 and 7436
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) Voz blez, les fruiz des vignes, il les dismera; as ses serjanz il les durrad  16.15
2lawto tithe
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  S'il desmout sa proprieté [...]  7809
( MS: s.xiii )  decimatus: dimé  167
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Savez nule reisun demustrer Si l’en deive enfanz dismer?  7972
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Nul aynel ne seit dimé, ne merché, ne nule leyne ne nul pel ne seit dimé si devant le baillif noun  286.c65
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  [...] d’altre chose desloialment dismeez  20.14
( 1305 )  usage de la vile est qe hom dimera ces blés par schokes e nent par garbes  32-33 Ed I 409

v.n.

1lawto pay tithe
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  Entre vous, riches, bien dymez, De Seint Eglise rien ne tolez, Ke dues sunt a Deu rendez  127
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Chescun hom deit dreit dismer  7003

sbst._inf.

1lawtithing
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  de faus dimier Ne se peut nul garder  9353
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E le baillif [...] seit [...] al dimer dez aygneus e al dimer de la leyne  272.c29
2lawpayment of tithe
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  pur sun leal dimer  142ra26
redismer 
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