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moulte1 (1160-74)

moulte1 (1160-74)

moult;  moute  
  FEW:  molere 6/iii,30b Gdf:  molte 5,378a GdfC: TL: moute 6,366 DEAF:  moudre 1 (moute)  DMF:  moute  TLF: OED:  mulct n.  MED: DMLBS:  molta 1 1825a

s.

lawtax multure, (right to exact) toll levied on grinding corn
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tant i a plaintes e quereles [...]; Tut en jur sunt sumuns de plais, [...] Plaiz de biés faire, plaiz de moutes  Rom de Rou wace i 192.847
( 1347 ) Rauf Gobyoun, jadis priour de Tynemouth […] par sa chartre del assent del covent de mesme le lieu, graunta a Robert le fiz Roger […] tote la moulte des ses terres  Percy Ch 330
( 1347 ) une enquest pris par les tenauntz de ambepartz de la manere de moudre et de doner la moult tesmoigne plus pleynement  Percy Ch 330

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See also:

moudre  moulture 
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