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leyr (1342)

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leyr (1342)

leyre,  leir,  leire;  layer,  lere,  loire,  luier  
  FEW:  area 25,161a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  lair  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1archit.floor
( 1342 )  Et sur le plus bas leyr sur la voute fra une chambre  Build salz 434
( 1380 )  Nous vous mandons que vous facez livrer deinz vostre dite baille quarante petites cheisnes appellez sparres, pur ent faire railles a giser desouz les tables pur layer, autrement dit un flore, d'une grande chambre en la priorie de Kenilleworth  GAUNT2 i 51
2ship.area, storage space
( s.xiv )  Et lour (=to merchants) doit le mestre (=of ship) monstrer l[our] rynes et lour leyre (var. ( ) leire( ) leyre( ) leires( ) beyre( ) leir( ) loires( ) lere( ) haerliden leyre (heyre ?)( ) haer lech( ) ere let( ) luier( ) plassage) et y poet mettre en peysaunt de son mareage ches[cun]  Oak Book ii 86

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