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[surcreis] (1308-9)
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[surcreis] (1308-9)

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surcris,  surcrois  
  FEW:  crescere 2/ii,1326b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  sourcroist 10,698a TL: sorcroist 9,878 DEAF:  croistre (sorcroist)  DMF:  sourcrois  / surcroît  TLF:  surcroît  OED:  surcrease n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1agriculturalcrop, produce: 
( 1308-9 ) e qi (=qe) il cele terre e surcris en sun servise prise [...]  Rot Parl1 i 276
2excess, superfluity: 
( c.1430-50 ) Item, le surcrois de ce que les biens vendus jusque a present sont plus vendus que appreciés  Bedford Inventories 240.C216
3increase, rise: 
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) O quel surcrois du gaignerie  GOWER Mirour 15625
♦finan.increment, interest: 
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) (Usury, daughter of Averice) Sans surcrois au repaiement Jammais appreste  GOWER Mirour 7220

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See also:

creis1  sur1  surcreistre 
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