mercer1 (1113-19)

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mercer1 (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 6/ii,40b merx; Gdf: 5,253a mercier 1; GdfC: ; TL: 5,1500 mercier; DEAF:  merz (mercier); DMF:  mercier 1; TLF:  mercier; OED:  mercer n.; MED:  mercer n.; DMLBS: 1771c mercer ]
marcer,  marser,  mercere,  merchere,  mercherre,  mercier  

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1occupationmerch.textilemercer, a merchant who deals mainly in textiles
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mai[a] quë ert merre Del deu qui ert mercherre (=Mercury)  732
( 1265; MS: 1338-42 )  Irrunt a la fosse lé vineters, Mercers, marchans e drapers Ensemblement od lez vineters  78.46
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  En bon amur et pees peussent les mercers Ariver ouf lur merz ad vendre pur deners  378.1338
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li riche mercier ov tuz ses precious merz  180.18
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  que vous m’achetez du mercere un drape entir de fin soy rouge  6.1
mercemoigne  mercerie  merz 
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