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[peisure] (s.xiiex)

The form poisure is a cross reference to the following entry:

[peisure] (s.xiiex)

pesour,  pesur;  poisure  
  FEW:  pensare 8,193 Gdf:  pesour 6,125c GdfC: TL: pesor 7,841 DEAF:  peser (pesor)  DMF: TLF: OED:  poisure n.  MED: DMLBS:

s.

taxpesage, weighage, right to levy duty for the weighing of goods
( 1430-31 )  ne soient les burgeys del burgh de Dorchestre destourbez de lour droit, de user lour poisure par .xij. leuges environ mesme le burgh; usant toutz foitz tielx poises come en le dit estatut sont exprimez; et qe null droit ou title de poisure soit accrue a ascuny, par force del dit darrein estatuit, en desturbance del droit des burgeis del burgh de Dorchestre desuisdit  Rot Parl1 iv 380
aver peisure de
emotionto be concerned, worried about
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Ki suffrirent les paines por lui (=justice) e (por) [le] labur Mais or(e) en i ad poi ke ait de lui pesur (var. (N: s.xiiim) pesour; (E: s.xiiim) pour) Or ad mult poi amis si est [en] grant tristur Ne se set a ki plaindre (ne a) ki mustrer sa dolur  GUISCH 300

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See also:

peis1  peisable1  peisage  peisager  peisagerie  peisance  peisant1  peisantement  peisantesce  peisanteté  peisantie  peisantime  peisanture  peiser1  peison1  peisur1  pesarde 
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poisure