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siste (1113-19)

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

siste (1113-19)

ciste;  sexte;  sist,  sixte  
  FEW:  sextus 11,559a Gdf:  siste 7,431c GdfC: TL: siste 9,682 DEAF:  siste  DMF:  sexte  TLF:  sexte  OED: MED: DMLBS:  sextus 3061b

a.num.

num.sixth
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Le sist signe mistrent Que en latin apelum Virginem par raisun  Comput ANTS 1348
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la siste ide de decembre  Mir N-D 184.117
( 1376 )  nostre seignur Gregoire par la divine purveance pape Sexte en l'an sexte  Foedera1 iii 1062

s.

1num.sixth one
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Le quint al samadi E le siste al juesdi  Comput ANTS 2166
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Est li quint de ces males vices. E li sixte est hom mençongier  Salemon 4307
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Un Greu lur ad occis e treis homes de Trace E le quint ad naffré, le sist devant ly chace (var. (P: ) E le ciste de Navarre, le secime (l. setime) de Tace )  Rom Chev ANTS 2177
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Eissi devez saver dunt Bissexte est dit e quei ceo espunt. Bissexte espunt, ki ben l'entent, Deus feiz le sixte apertement, Pur ceo ke deus jors devez mettre Sur .F. ke est la sixte lettre  RAUF ANTS 1180-1182
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 )  E li sist (=seal) espaundi  Apoc Abingdon 908
2unitsextary, liquid measure for wine, beer, etc., varying between 4 and 6 gallons (cf. sestier)
( 1318; MS: s.xv )  un sexte de vin  Ord York 244
demi siste
unithalf-sextary, liquid measure for wine, beer, etc., varying between 2 and 3 gallons
( 1318 )  un clerk [...] prendra pour chambre demi sexte de vin, .vj. chaundelx, .ij. tortis, et un torche  Const Docs 214

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See also:

sisme  sines  sipartie  sis1 
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