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tapener (1272)
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The form tapiner2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

tapener (1272)

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tapenyr,  tapiner,  taponer,  tappenyr;  taupenir,  taupenire,  tauponer  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  tapener  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  tapener n.  MED:  tapener n.  DMLBS:  tapenarius 3371b
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
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The DMLBS tentatively associates the word with Latin TAPES (DMLBS 3371c, ‘piece of fabric’, ‘coverlet’, ‘carpet’, ‘tapestry’, etc.), and consequently the tapit1 word family, but other than that, its etymology and formation remain obscure. The Anglo-Norman Winchester2 citations leave some ambiguity as to whether the noun is agential or a nominalized infinitive, but the equivalent uses in English and Latin support the former.

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1occupationtextiletapener, cloth-worker: 
( c.1275; MS: c.1275 ) fet a savoir ke li chaluns de quantre aunnes lung serra de dous verges leez devant li tapener  Winchester2 28.18
( c.1275; MS: c.1275 ) [...] ke nul del mester de tapeners ne uvere nuitantre  Winchester2 30.20
2name(used as a surname): 
( 1272 ) Gregor' le Tapiner  MED tapener n.
( 1272 ) Ric. le Taponer  MED tapener n.
( 1327 ) Margareta le Taupenire, Henr’ le Tapenyr  MED tapener n.

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