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escherir1 (s.xivin)
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escherir1 (s.xivin)

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  FEW:  carus 2/i,441a Gdf:  escherir 3,385c GdfC: ∅ TL: escherir 3,886 DEAF:  chier (escherir)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

merch. to raise the price of, make dear: 
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Les oes sont pres tant escheri Comme jadis furent les gelines  GOWER Mirour 26303

p.p. as a.

1cherished, beloved: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Dame u pucele eschevie (var. (B: s.xivin) escherie)  Pet Phil 1677 (var.)
2 merch. raised in price, dearer: 
( 1390 ) Paront et aussi parmy la guerre lors esteante devers les parties du North les bledz et autres vivres estoient trop escheriz  Privy Council i 32

See also:

acherir  cherir1  encherir 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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