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(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
)
Ne vienge marchant, vilein ne laborur (var.
(P: c.1310) extra line added: Ne li riche terrier ne bon guuaingneur
)Rom ChevANTS 3930 (var.)
(
c.1235; MS: c.1235
)
Perdirent blez e fruit li gainnur paisant
S Aub 1142
(
1259
)(in a will:) la cuntesse ma fame [...] purvaie de ço ke la povre gent de ma terre saient porveu du mien [...] e nomément les gaaneuors de qui biens je é eu meinte foyz
Montfort 329
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3
)
le meillor husebonde, e le meillor gainor, e le meillor aprour dez autres
HENLEY2 274.c35
(
MS: s.xiiim
)
un curtillier Qui fu bon gainur e sout mult laburer
Vitas 1440
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3
)(concerning ploughmen:) par les bons gaygnurs e par bone garde si accrest le preu le seignur en issue de grange
HENLEY2 282.c53 (var. p. 302)
(
1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4
)
E tuent les waynours ke suent le waynage
LANGTOFT wright i 150
(
c.1200; MS: c.1220-40
)
Il (=King Ozias) fu gainnur (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) guainnur) de vignes e de blez, E de fuir chastels e dé citez
Anc Test (E) 17476
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3
)
Le baillif deit estre leaus e apruant e bon gaynur e [...]
HENLEY2 268.c17
(
s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3
)
E de ceo se entremist seint Edward en sons tens d’enquere de totes les grevaunces qe l’en feisoit a tel gaigneours outre lur droitz custumeez e enfist granz vengeaunces
Mir Just 81
gainur (c.1200)