muntance (c.1260)
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muntance (c.1260)

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[ gdw]

[ FEW: 6/iii,109a; 6/iii,114a *montare; Gdf: 5,396a montance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 6,222 montance; DEAF:  monter (montance); DMF:  montance; TLF: ∅; OED:  mountance n.; MED:  mountaunce n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
montance,  montansce,  montanz,  montaunce;  mountance,  mountanz,  mountaunce,  mountaunse,  mounttaunse;  muntanse,  muntaunce,  motance  74.T64,  mountace,  mountenaunce  88.S54  

The words la muntance may well be read as l’amuntance, in which case see amuntance.

s.

1ascent, climbing: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  scansio: muntaunce  ii 169
2quantity, (total) amount (and its value): 
( c.1260; MS: c.1275 )  de moudre son blé nomeement forment etc. quite sanz tounu a la montance  69
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  pus estendez [...] totes autres pastures severales qe peoent valer par an (var. quey la muntance e la value put estre taxé par an)  312.c17 (var.)
la muntance de
1the equivalent of, as much as: 
( 1325 )  et lui comanda q’il la botast la mountaunce de deux pouz parfound en frount de l’ymage  iv 156
( MS: s.xiv2 )  li naufré doit boire a matyn et a seir la montance de un grein de furment  514
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le roy vient devers l’abbaye de Wymoustre et a le mountance des .cc. ovesqe luy  146
a (la) muntance de
1up to the amount of, to a total of: 
( 1307; MS: 1307-15 )  Iloec avoyt occis Sire Henri de Lucinburh e son frere e pople a la muntaunce de .x. mil  306
( 1292 )  [...] furent ces mesons e coffres debrisés et ces bens e chatels a la montansce de .c. li. a Chapele Iseude pris e enportez  ii 133
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  A la montance d'un denier  24452
( 1378-79 )  (the mill) surounde e surflowe les mores e maroys […] al mountace [sic] de quatre centz acres de terre  SC 8/111/5515
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  qare le roy despende chescune an pur sawver la ville a mounttaunse de .viij. mille li. d’ore  82.8
amuntance  munte  muntee  munter  surmuntance 
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