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taschour (c.1270)

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taschour (c.1270)

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[FEW: 13/i,134b taxare; Gdf: 7,652c tascheour /7,653a taschier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,130 taschëor; DEAF: tasche 2 (tascheor); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: tasker n.; MED: tasker(e n.; DMLBS: 3378b taxator]

tascur, tasker, taskere, taskur; tassour

The word as used in henley2 (spelled as tassour or tasçur) may also be interpreted as an agent use of the verb tasser (‘to heap, pile up), and hence be translated as ‘stacker of corn’. This translation is favoured by the editor of henley2, in spite of the form taskur. See also TL tassëor 10,134.

Another interpretation of this same set of citations in henley2 is that they may be variant spellings of taxur (‘tax assessor’), which etymologically is the same word.

s.

1occupationpiece-worker, worker who is paid per task (rather than by the hour):

( 1300 ) les mynours sount taschours en leur overaigne e fouent la myne par lades e par lades la vendount au roi SC 8/111/5544

♦occupation agriculturalthresher, worker who is paid for the task of threshing:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) de .viij. quarters seit pris le .ix^me. de tascurs par dreite mesure 276.c39

( c.1270; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Les acunturs deyvent defendre sur aconte a baillif ke nule cumble [de blé] ne seit mes resu de grange en gerner, mes ke l'em prenge nyef quarteres pur ut, par certeyne mesure estrike, de taskurs, e ke lez busseauz, e lez demi busseus, e les canteus 290.c74

( c.1270; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Le seygnur ne sey deit pas fere conseiler [...] de nul desturné losengur (var. (A5: s.xivⁱⁿ) tassour ), ne geybur, ne de nul ky porte testmeyne al astermuer 292.c77 (var.)

♦(used as a surname):

( 1281 ) Benedictus le Taskur tasker(e n.

( 1327 ) Ricardus le Tasker tasker(e n.

tasche#1 taskwork

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