• mal(e, malle, mail(e, maille, mel-, males, malice

j malesadill. (1414-5) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 184 l somersadil..l malesadil. (1419) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 66 [John Salman,] malemaker. (1424-5) Let.Bk.Lond.K Gldh LetBk K 37 [John Salman,] malemaker [..in the Mistery of Malemakers]. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 323 Male horse: Gerulus.

• pertenen, pertene, -teine(n, -tainen, -teigne, -tienen, -tinen, partene, -teinen, -tainen, portenen, perteining, pertende

[Corp-O: perteyne; L pertinebit] to hem in gret forse of vs. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 10.13 Forsoth the marchaunt fleeth, for he is a marchaunt, and it perteyneth not to him of the scheep. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Mark

• declaracioun, decleracion

declaracioun n. Also decleracion . OF & L (a) A telling, narration; a story; in gret , at great length; (b) a list, an enumeration, an inventory; also, the act of listing; a record of goods, payments, rents, etc.,

• mariner, marinar, marener, mareiner, maroner, merener, marinier, marner, marnir, mairener, meriner

boþe mareneres and knyghtes kepeþ here eche dayes outwacches. ?a1450(a1400) Siege Jerus.(1) LdMisc 656 44 N[a]than..was a marener myche & marchaunt boþe. ?c1450 Trivet Constance Harv Eng.938 229 Oure lorde god was her [Constance's] guyde and mariner..she was led be

• hider-ward, hid(e-ward

herkne hiderward, I wol yow seyn the lyf of seint Edward. a1450(?c1430) Lydg. DM(1) Hnt EL 26.A.13 329 ȝe riche marchaunt, ȝe mote loke hiderwarde. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 25 Herkenes now hedyrwarde and herys this storye. (a1398) Trev. Barth.

• last, laste, lest(e, lasta, lasto, lastes, last(e, lastis

for herrings and other fish, bacon, beer, wine, small cut or shaped stones, osmunds, pitch, tar, ashes, etc.; 12 barrels; marchaunt ; [see also ship ]; (e) fig. a thousand , an immense number of (sth.). c1460(?c1400) Beryn Nthld 55

• shaving(e, chaving, chaveinge, sching-

boon with schauynge or raspynge, neþeles kynde wole aftirward remeuen aweye a newe schelle. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Hrl 7333 163 The marchaunt shulde have power to kitte his fleshe fro the boons, but..yf he shede ony bloode with his shavinge of

• chap-man, chappe-, cap-, chep-, chip-, ship-, chup-

men, for to gete profit & wynnyng wiþ her professioun. a1425(?a1400) RRose Htrn 409 5591 Though he be chapman or marchaunt, And have of gold many besaunt. (1433) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 32 Ego Johannes Shakespere de Doncastre, chapman. (1440)

• plumer

plumer n. From plum(e n. A dealer in plumes or feathers. (1282) Let.Bk.Lond.A Gldh LetBk A 46 [John de Cestrehunte], plumer..[John de Cestrehunte], Fethermongere.

• administror

administror n. From administren . One who manages the estate of a deceased person. (1464) Paston 4.115 John Paston, or any other executor, administror, or feffe of the seid Sir John Fastolf.

• straunger(e, straungier, -eor, stranger(e, -ier, strangher, strainger, -eare, -our, stronger(e

ME straunger adj. (a) A foreigner, an alien; alien ; enemi (marchaundise , ravinour , alien comere) ; marchaunt [see also marchaunt n. 1. (c)]; (b) an unknown or unfamiliar person, a stranger [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (d) and

• bitwix(e, bitwixen, bitwixt, bitwux(en, -twuxt, bitux(en, -tuxt, bitwex(e, bitwisse, -twist

Win-C 267/3 That there sholde be mortall warre betwyxte us. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.777 Now comth deceite bitwixe marchaunt and marchaunt. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh. Manly-Rickert B.1577 A manere straungenesse Bitwixen me and my cosyn. c1400(?c1384) Wycl.50 HFriars Bod 647

• statut(e, statout, statuit, statu~x0021d~t, stateu, statut(e)s, statuz, statu(e)s

A 5631 Þe forsaid John grauntes on his partie to pay for þe forsaid ward & mariage..after þe effecte & þe purporte of sertayn obligacions or statute marchandes. (1426) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.4 250 Þe seide John and Anne shall noght..be

• Italian, italion, italien, itaillian, italians, italiance

italiance . Prob. ML & OF . (a) As noun: a native of Italy; (b) as adj.: marchaunt , an Italian merchant. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 237a/b Ofte some ytalians clepen superfluite þe potage of olyue. a1425 Trev. Higd.

• tap-win

il ne seit el forfait le rei de xl sol., fors del tapwin. ?a1325(a1216) Liber Cust.Lond. in RS 12.2 62 Nul marchaunt ne put entrer en la neyf..quil ne soit el forfait le Roi de xl souz, fors de Tapwyn.

• tart, tarte, terte, tearte, tard, teartrum

teartrum swinȝellum swungon. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.381 A cook they hadde..To boille the chiknes with the marybones And poudre marchaunt tart [vrr. tarte, tard] and galyngale. ?a1450 Macer Stockh Med.10.91 146 Souredok is clepid in latin assidula..for her sauour

• galocher

galocher n. OF galochier A maker or seller of galoches . (1306) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.181 John le Galocher.

• mauncher

mauncher n. ?From maunche . ?A maker of sleeves. (1305) Court R.Lond. 174 [John de Ware] mauncher.

• baptistre

baptistre n. OF (John) the Baptist. c1225 Wor.Bod.Gloss. Jun 121 25 (Iohannes): baptistre.

• bulger

bulger n. Cp. bulge bag. A maker of leather bags. (1300) in Fransson Surn. 127 John Bulgere.