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duble (s.xii1/4)

The form doubletaunt is a cross reference to the following entry:

duble (s.xii1/4)

dobel,  doble,  dobble;  double,  doubill;  dowble;  dubble,  dubel,  dubele,  dubil;  duple  
  FEW:  duplus 3,185a Gdf:  double 1 2,755c GdfC:  doble 9,400c TL: doble 2,1971 DEAF:  doble  DMF:  double  TLF:  double  OED:  double n.  / double adj. 1, adv.  MED:  double n.  / double adj.  / double adv.  DMLBS:  duplus 728b

a.

1unit(in amount, quantity) double, twofold
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Dient que avrat peine duble  S Brend mup 1482
( c.1260; MS: c.1275 )  si serrait le tenement chargé de double rente  Casus Plac 58
( 1275 )  de ceaus qe serront mariez saunz le gré de lur gardeins [...], le gardein eit la double value de son mariage  Stats i 33
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  duplis [...] strumis: duple bos  TLL i 43
( 1300 )  les vendours [...] vendont au double value  Rot Parl1 i 144
( 1321-22 )  il sount chargés [...] de trover deux niefs & deux barges, & double eskipsoun a lour coustages  Rot Parl1 i 405
double, two different
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  funtaine trovent duble, L’une clere, l’autre truble  S Brend mup 643
( 1340 )  celui qe [...] eit double mesure, c’est assaver un plus grande pur achater et un autre meindre pur vendre, soit emprisoné come fausour  Stats i 285
both
( MS: s.xiii1 )  in binas aures: en dubles oreiles  TLL ii 104
2textile(of cloth) with pile on both sides
( MS: s.xiii2 )  amphitapum: dubil chalun  TLL i 159
( MS: s.xiiiex )  amphitapis: (C) doubles chalouns  TLL ii 41
3pej.deceitful, double-dealing
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Doble corage unt pereços  Salemon 7813
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Homme de double corage est flechissant en totes ses veies  BOZ Cont 72
( 1400-01 )  il ne voloit estre double en ses affaires  Rot Parl1 iii 460
4concentric, one inside the other
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En Assire la grant ad un bel lu choisiz E fet i double[s] tours k’encontre soit garniz  Rom Chev ANTS 7843
5herald.(of a tail) forked
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jaune le ot o sis bleus lyons Dont les coues doubles dioms  Eight Rolls 109.364

adv.

doubly
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Tels se quide jeter d’amur Ki duble acreist sa dolur  Trist thomas2 353
( c.1300 )  se il ne voudera acater double si chier come autre voderoit doner  Bor Cust ii 204

s.

1unitfinan.double (amount, price, etc.)
( 1309 )  pus les vendra a double (var. pur doublepur le double)  YBB Ed II ii 120
( c.1339 )  qe le prisonment soit agardé a double de jours [...]  Bor Cust ii 22
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  la semence qe tant de doublez rendoit  Sz Med1 160
( c.1356 )  paiera le duble  ROUGH 13
( 1389-90 )  q’il ad avowé pur homage et auxint ad avowé pur relief pur la double de rent pur ce qe la terre est tenuz en socage  YBB 13 Rich II 47
time, -fold
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cent dubble en ert li guerdun  Mirur2 56
2eccl.liturgicaldouble office
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  As grant festes [...] As dubles e a sursemaine  S Edw barking 5616
3musicliturgicaleccl.two-part song
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist fist les doblez et les retournes qe sount en les offertoires  TREVET Cron1 247.3
4armourmil.double thickness, lining
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Peçoient le double e l’escu bocler  Rom Chev ANTS 7433
( c.1185 )  De l’escu false quir et teint, Des dubles li fendi les ais  Proth ANTS 1921
5costumedoublet
( MS: s.xiii1 )  duplici: duble  TLL ii 99
6archit.double door
( MS: s.xii1/4 )  bifori: duble  TLL i 20
7pair, couple
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  de chescune beste duble feseit, Masle e femele  Lum Lais ANTS 1999
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les barbarins ki sunt a pé usent nomeement de iceus (=spears) [...] e portent doble ou treble en batailles  vegetius2 24.23
pair, team
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mil double des boufes forz  boz Seven Poems 56.142
8curr.finan.a coin
( 1344-46 )  xiij li. x s. xj d. auri vocati doubles  TNA E 101/290/28
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ml doubles d’or  Anon Chr1 116.13
9 name (used as a surname)
( 1296 )  Adam le Dobel  Family Names Double
double coer
coer1
duble conduit
safe-conduct to pass and return
( 1333 )  Et le dit roi d’Engleterre ad doné conduyt double a Mons’ W. [...] pur aler au gardeyn d’Escoce & de revenir  Rot Scot i 253
duble face
face
duble feste
feste1
duble fosse, fosses
mil.archit.double ditch, moat (?)
( MS: s.xiii )  superfossata: duble fosses  TLL ii 150.49
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  J. fist son chastiel de Dynan de treis baylles e le envyrona de duble fossee, une dedens e une dehors  Fouke ANTS 4.15
duble furchant
forked
( MS: s.xiii1 )  bifurcando: en dubele furchaunt  TLL ii 104
( MS: s.xiii )  bifurcando: en duble furchaunt  TLL ii 95
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  bifurcando: (D) duble furchant (var. (C: xiii2) enforchaunt; (L: xiii/xiv) de deu furkes)  TLL ii 77
duble issue
issue
duble lange
fig.double-tongue, deceitfulness of speech
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Felenesse veie en despit, Boche od doble lange en maldit  Salemon 5284
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Double lange e noysouse destourbe la pes des plusours  BOZ Cont 91
duble mer
geog.toponymlying between two seas (=Corinth)
( MS: s.xiii2 )  bimari: duble mer  TLL ii 4
double mortrel
mortrel
duble pendant
domesticfolding couch seating two persons (?)
( MS: s.xiii2 )  biclivium (l. biclinium?)gallice duple pendant  TLL ii 171
duble porte, portes
archit.double door
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  bifores: duple porstes [sic]  TLL ii 88.158
( MS: s.xiii )  bifores: duble porte  TLL ii 115
( MS: s.xiii )  bifores: duble portes  TLL ii 94
( MS: c.1250 )  hec valva: duble porte  TLL i 422
duble raion
double ditch, trench (?)
( MS: s.xiiiex )  bisulcus gallice: duble reuun  TLL ii 160
duble rost
rost1
duble tapit
textilecloth, hanging with nap on both sides
( MS: s.xiv )  amphitapis: de duple tapis  TLL ii 58
duble terceine
tercein
duble si
twice as
( c.1300 )  [...] se il ne voudera acater double si chier come autre voderoit doner  Bor Cust ii 204
duble tant
arithm.twice as much
( MS: s.xiv1 )  […] de sel doubletaunt (l. double taunt)  Receptaria 57.508
duble itant (cum)
arithm.twice as much (as)
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E dublers d'or il ad fait.XX. millers E duble itant d'argent qui mult est clers  Anc Test (B) 12792
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Theofele fu dunke mestre De duble itant cum il soleit estre  Théo 244
(a)l, en (le) duble
doubly, twice as much
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E si aucuns vescunte u provost mesfait as humes, [...] le forfeit est a duble de ceo qe auter fust forfeit  Leis Will ANTS 2.1
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E mettés contrepoise or e argent cler, [...] Al double ou treble solomc ton voler  Rom Chev ANTS 5578
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Plus ploure a doble e plus soi doelt  Dial Greg SATF 13080
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Donk est lour pecchees [sic] a double greignour  Serm DTC Shrift 41
( 1297 )  sa fyn fist au double de qu’il dona au dyme  Crisis 39.4
( 1314-15 )  (produce) serra dunqes mis al double ou treble de la value  Rot Parl1 i 290
( 1319 )  ad taxé les damages en double ou en trebble  YBB Ed II xxv 21
( 1321-22 )  ceux qu averount suy le plé soient puni vers la partie endamagé a double  Rot Parl1 i 456
( c.1339 )  soit amercié a duble qe avaunt est dist  Bor Cust ii 22
( MS: s.xiv1 )  chanve a duble des autres herbes  Receptaria 56.503
doubly, twice over
( MS: 1419 )  la ou obligaçoun est faite en la double par endossement ou par endentures  Lib Alb 211
a treis, set (etc.) duble
arithm.thrice, seven times (etc.) (over)
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E rent a noz veisins a set duble (Latin: septuplum) [...] lur reproce  Camb Ps 146.LXXVIII.13
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E s’il ait auter fiede esté blasmé, s’en escundisse a treis duble (Latin: juramento triplicato), ceo est a saveir par .xlij. leals humes  Leis Will ANTS 15.1
(a, par) cent duble
arithm.a hundredfold
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Tu avras si grant deserte Cent duble t’ert guerredoné  S Gile1 3073
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  a cent double multeplie  Dial Greg SATF 12568
( MS: s.xiiiex )  centuplus: duble cent  TLL ii 161
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  il amast plus les Flemynges qe les Engleis par cent duble  Anon Chr1 104.36
de duble
arithm.two-fold, double
( MS: s.xiii2 )  gemine: de duble  TLL i 41
autant, tant de duble, dubles
so many times as much
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  (the seed) tant de doublez rendoit  Sz Med1 160
de duble
in duplicate
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  j’en sui obligee et tenu par une forte obligacion, faite de double, de le paier  Man lang1 75
de cent (etc.) duble que
a hundred (etc.) times more than
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Le deble la cateille tant De cent duble ke ne fist avant, Ke la cheitive pur poi se rage  Mir N-D 69.61
de cent duble que ne [...]
two hundred times as much
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Sa devociun ore li abunde De cent duble ke ne fist avant  Mir N-D 77.67

See also:

dublece  dublee  dublein  dubleizun  dublement  dublençun  dublentin  dubler1  dublet  dubleté  dublun 
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