miner1 (1306)

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miner1 (1306)

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[ FEW: 6/i,642b *meina; Gdf: 5,335b miner 2; GdfC: 10,155b miner; TL: 6,61 miner 2; DEAF:  mine 3 (miner 2); DMF:  miner 1; TLF: ; OED:  mine v.; MED:  minen v.; DMLBS: 1792c minare 3 ]
myner  

v.a.

1mil.to mine, dig under (to gain access to a besieged fortress)
( 1307; MS: 1307-15 )  dunc vint Sire Wiliame de Muntchensi e asist le chastel de Droscelan, e fist miner lé mours; e il memes ala si pres de le mour ke le mour chei sur li e sur autres plusours e murirent iloec  306.16

v.n.

1miningmetallapid.to mine, excavate to extract metals and minerals
( 1306 )  e nous e nos auncestres [...] parmy totes les terres [...] ont myné a lour volunté [...], e issint minames nous com bien nous lust  33-35 Ed I 205
( 1373 )  Issint que l'avantdit William puisse myner et fower, pur les dites mynes quere  iii 986
( 1379-80 )  Il plest au roi qe chescun puisse myner et fouer deinz son propre soil  iii 86.43
2mil.to mine, dig a tunnel (to gain access to a besieged fortress)
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  comencerount a myner par trois noetes (=under Berwick Castle)  125.26

sbst._inf.

1mil.mining, sapping (to gain access to a besieged fortress)
( 1381 )  Item, paié [...] a .iv. minours [...] pur miner en eyde de conquest mesme le tour  iv 131
mine#1  minere  minour#1  minoure 
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