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mercer1 (1113-19)
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The form mercier3 is a cross reference to the following entry:

mercer1 (1113-19)

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

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occupationmerch.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)  Comput ANTS 732
( 1265; MS: 1338-42 )  Irrunt a la fosse lé vineters, Mercers, marchans e drapers Ensemblement od lez vineters  Kildare Poems 78.46
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  En bon amur et pees peussent les mercers Ariver ouf lur merz ad vendre pur deners  LANGTOFT wright 378.1338
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li riche mercier ov tuz ses precious merz  Ancren2 180.18
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  que vous m’achetez du mercere un drape entir de fin soy rouge  Man lang ANTS 6.1

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See also:

mercemoigne  mercerie  merz 
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