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teler s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Citations:
weaver
occupation: (s.xiii1) textor : (R) le teler li tistur D s.xiii 1 249.72
occupation: (1275) les telers ke uverent les bureaus 70.35
occupation: (1300) s'il ne soit teler et sache textre 124teneor s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation
Citations:
keeper (of ploughs)
occupation: (1270) Lez tenurs dez charues deivent estre gent de conisance [...] 282.c53tesire s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
occupation: (TBD) textrices : tesires (L) 66tesseraunt s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
weaver
occupation: (1298) fullours, teynturers et tesserauntz 129theoloner s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
toll-gatherer
occupation: (1260) Cest Peres le theoloner Esteit jadis un userer 4823tideman s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship., tax
Citations:
customs officer who waited at incoming tides to prevent ships from evading customs duties
occupation: (1386) qe le dit tydeman avoit L. li. annuels sur l'ancienne custume de Kyngeston sur Hull iii 217tieuler s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
tiler
occupation: (1419) Qe carpenters, masons, plastrers, daubers et tylers preignent [...] iiij deniers le jour 728tissuere s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
occupation: (1334) Neoma [...] fu la primere tissuere 5.18tistresse s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
occupation: (s.xiii1) textrices : tisseresses 19.66
occupation: (1250) Les tremes the spoles fray appariller A la tistresse pur tistrer to weve (T) 125vtistur s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Citations:
weaver
occupation: (s.xiii1) textor: (D) li tistur le teler R s.xiii 1 249.72
occupation: (TBD) textor: tiçtur (H683) 72
occupation: (1328) ses poveres tistours & overours des draps... ii 28
occupation: (1389-90) qe [...] les overurs, textours & fullours mettent lour signes a chascun drap II 64 xitisur s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Citations:
weaver
occupation: (TBD) textor: tisur (Worc) 72
occupation: (s.xii2) la hanste fud grosse e ahuge cume le suble as teissurs 32todnier s.
Semantic labels: occupation, tax
Citations:
tax-farmer
occupation: (s.xiiiin) Li riches hoem esteit toudnier 2585[tonderesse] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
female shearer
occupation: (s.xiii) tonstrix: tunderesse 174.78tondour s.
Semantic labels: curr., finan., livestock, occupation, textile
Citations:
shearer
occupation: (1419) si tondour soit trové en defaute [...] forface ses forces 724
occupation: (1292) escorgeours ou toundours des berbiz i 84
clipper (of cloth)
occupation: (1345) pur le beverage al as toundours j.d. 25tonsour s.
Semantic labels: curr., finan., livestock, occupation, textile
Citations:
sheep-shearer
occupation: (s.xiv1) mes bestes que j'ai occis a mes tonsours 209va
shearman, shearer of woollen cloth
occupation: (1419) frisers, toncers et tapicers 723tonutour s.
Semantic labels: Bibl., occupation, tax, theol.
Citations:
tax-collector
occupation: (s.xiv1) Seyn Mathey, que fu culiour de custoums, que l'en apele un tonutour 45.9tosour s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ven.
Citations:
beater
occupation: (s.xivin) mistrent tosours e recevours, come furent venours 28.17tourt-pestour s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
baker of bread of unbolted flour
occupation: (1419) qe tourt-pestour ne eyt bultel, ne face blanc pain 705[traiour] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
drawer
occupation: (1318) .j. vallett de mestier, treour de vin 260translatur s.
Semantic labels: literature, occupation
Citations:
translator
occupation: (1270) Mes ore priez [...] pur le translatur de cest livre 2377
occupation: (s.xiv) les queux (= Scriptures) par le vice des translatours, ou ... 4vbtravailur s. a.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
worker
occupation: (1367) marchantz & autres travaillours i 914traventer s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
tranter
occupation: (1192) Deus cent mil gent a pé, Estre garçuns e traventers travetiers Y c.1275 Od karettes e od sumers qui [...] inducendis victualibus exercitus deputati sunt 131.D565
occupation: (1419) qe les ministres des Viscountz ne preignent plus de cariage qe ne bosoigne et ce des traventers et nemy d'autres 565traverter s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
tent-pitcher
occupation: (s.xii3/4) Eis lur les traverters travercers P c.1310 , herbergurs e messages! 5719tregettour s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
magician, conjuror
occupation: (s.xiiiex) ces fiz au diable come sunt ceus menestrels, jogelours e ceus autres trejectours tregeturs tresjectors , losengeours, glotons 12.24
occupation: (s.xiiim) Ly mond est uns tregettours Ke change por nus deceivre 34trenchour s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, occupation
Citations:
carver
occupation: (1393) nostre amé esquier J., son trenchour 163.10
cutter, hewer
occupation: (s.xiv) trenchour de fustz 2va[trescheresse] s.f.
Semantic labels: dance, female, occupation
Citations:
female dancer, acrobat
occupation: (TBD) tripudiatrices : trecheresses, treschereschis, vel espringurs 82tresor s.
Semantic labels: archit., eccl., finan., law, occupation
Citations:
treasurer
occupation: (1245) Li tresor pur resbaudir Le quer le roi urent desir, K'en tel tressor ne se fie 936tresorer s.
Semantic labels: finan., occupation, title
Citations:
treasurer
occupation: (1330) les tresoriers, lieu tenauntz et autres receivours desoutz les ditz conestables 198
occupation: (1382) as Tresorier et Barons de l'Eschequer 222tresorie s.
Semantic labels: occupation, title
Citations:
office of treasurer
occupation: (1292) si chanoyn seculer ad certeyne digneté en acune eglise ..., a quele digneté il cleyme le tenement qe il demaund apendre, sicum dené, ou thresorie ou chaunterie i 317
occupation: (1307) la dite tresorie fu vacaunte en le temps qe l'ercevesché d'E. fu vacaunte par la mort J. 26treteur s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
composer, writer
occupation: (1150) Philosophe, poete, actor, E tut cil ki sunt traiteor, Solent entituler de lor nons 318
negotiator
occupation: (1312) soit acordé covenable jour parentre eux et les treteurs de venir et faire la dite obeisaunce 675
occupation: (1312) E deivent auxi les treteours ceo reporter as countés e savoir en ceo lur volunté 224.4tronetarie s.
Semantic labels: occupation, tax
Citations:
'troner'
occupation: (1343-50) coillours des costomes, countreroulers, tronetaries, botillers 88.26tronour s.
Semantic labels: occupation, tax
Citations:
'troner'
occupation: (1334) le roi n'ad mie unqore ordiné custumiers de sa custume, tronours, contreroulours ... 238
occupation: (1399) alneour, tronour, poisour des laines II 116trumper 1 s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Citations:
trumpeter
occupation: (1304-05) purvoer [...] pur noz petitz trompurs une poire des trompes 42
occupation: (1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, de trumpers et des nakers 102.10tunterier s.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Citations:
shearer
occupation: (s.xii2) Prendrai pur ço [...] la char des bestes k'ai aturned a mes tunteriers 50turein s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
tower-keeper, watchman
occupation: (1185) Mult quidot ben estre certein Que ço fust Latin, le turein 9093[turné] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:
attorney
occupation: (1338) mesme ces tournés appererent en autres plees 11-12 Ed III 619turter 1 s.
Semantic labels: culin., occupation
Citations:
maker of bread from unbolted flour
occupation: (1419) come ordiné est qe les turters ne dussent nul payn blaunk faire 414ues s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
work, employment
occupation: (1214-16) Augustin od ne sai quanz moines Qui a cel oes (=conversion of the Anglo-Saxons) erent idoines 1880[uignementour] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, pharm.
Citations:
maker, producer of unguents
occupation: (s.xiv1) Et si feras thimiama, fait par oevere de oignementour 58va[uinter] s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Citations:
dealer in grease, lard, tallow
occupation: (1275) Mic. le Hointer ointer n.
occupation: (1263) Eylewyn le Ointer ointer n.
occupation: (1277) [William de Langele], oynter ointer n.
occupation: (1281-2) [Michael de St. Alban], oyncter ointer n.ulnerer s.
Semantic labels: occupation, skins, textile
Citations:
alnager, an officer appointed to examine woollen cloth and certify its quality and measure
occupation: (1410) qe soit fait et deliveré as ulnerers suisditz un novel seal iii 645us 1 s.
Semantic labels: beverage, culin., law, occupation
Citations:
practising, plying (of a trade, profession, etc.)
occupation: (s.xiiiin) E ceo lui vint tut de custume E del us de sun mestier Quand il esteit mariner 1841usdif a. s.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Citations:
idle, unoccupied, inactive
occupation: (s.xiiex) Si alkuns est issi negligent e pareçus ke il ne voille u ne puisse estudier ne lire, autre oefre li seit enjuint k’il face e ne seit usdif i 28
occupation: (s.xiiiin) Li uns est usdif, li autre uvrant, Li uns achate, li autre vent [...] 8736
occupation: (c.1240) veunt seer tut sein l'enfant (=inside the furnace) , E Deu la merveile, ke il fust vif, S'il n'esteit pas del tut (=not at all) udif. La flambe harpot sa e la, De tute pars ke l'environa, Si se joiet des estenceles Cum se fussent florettes beles 186
occupation: (c.1270) le bayllif e le provost deyvent sovent veer [...] les charuers [...] ensi qe il sachent [...] quantqe il fayre deyvent sans estre oedifs ne dormurs hors de riule 302.c53usdive 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation, time
Citations:
idleness, inactivity
occupation: (s.xiiiin) Kar en sujur e en errant, E en usdive e en uvrant, Pres me ad esté tuz tens e prest 13252usdivesce s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
idleness, inactivity
occupation: (1275) udivesse Ke est mere de vile peresce Dun vent au quor la puyne De male pensé par sa doctrine 2151
occupation: (s.xv) [...] kar ren nule n'est si ennemye a saunté garder cum est udyvesse e graunt repos 145.E297user v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: astron., beverage, costume, culin., law, med., merch., metal, mil., occupation, skins, textile, weapons
Usage labels: euph., temporalCitations:
to practise, ply (a trade, profession, etc.)
occupation: (1165) L'art de phisike ad tant usé Que mut est saive de mescine 106
occupation: (1270) [...] E l'office ke li esteit baillié Sanz enflure d'orguil ad usé 622
occupation: (1240) La se fist ele pucele E la usa sun mester De veil ey jeofne et bacheler 50.25
occupation: (1410-11) que ceaux que sount aliens ou autres estraunges usent fisyk ou surgerie deincz la citee [...], q'ils soient contributours a sustener et mayntener lour dite pagyne i 75
occupation: (1417-73) lez cotillers de mesme la citee [...] q'ils et lour successours purront user et ocupier lour mistier en manere q'ensuyt et comme lour predecessours ount usez et ocupiez devant ses heures 377russerie 2 s.
Semantic labels: eccl., law, occupation
Citations:
office, duty of usher, porter (in public office)
occupation: (1305) por avoir sa serjauntie de l'hussherie del escheker i 474.86
occupation: (1313) la baillie de la userie ussherie dil escheker Ed II xiv.ii 118
occupation: (1324-25) A nostre seigneur le Roi et a soun counsaile moustre Johan de Daggeworth, qe come ses auncestres furent feffez en fee des progenitours nostre seigneure le Roi qe ore est entierent de l'hussherye de l'eschekere [...] i 427
office, duty of ostiary, doorkeeper (lowest of the four minor orders in the Church)
occupation: (1268) Mes des autre ordres ore dites avant, Kar l'usserie e les clefs avez De seint eglise 11069ussier s.
Semantic labels: eccl., horses, law, mil., occupation, ship., title
Citations:
doorkeeper, porter (of a hall, chamber, etc.) in a household
occupation: (1380) nostre trescher et bien amé vallet Rande de Tynneslowe, ussher de nostre sale i 125.372
occupation: (1170) A la chambre Rigmel [...] sunt alé; Li ussiers lur ovri 797
occupation: (1408) nostre amé serviteur Johan Attibrig, vadlet, ussher de nostre chaumbre 49.11
usher, porter (in public office)
occupation: (1379) et a uschers de l'escheker nostre seignur le roy facez paier quarrante souldz i 40
occupation: (1300) coment le alderman, seneschal, chapellayn, eskevyns, usser serrount esluys en gilde i 24.2
ostiary, doorkeeper (lowest of the four minor orders in the Church)
occupation: (s.xiii2/4) Li primer (=order) [si] est dit 'oisser', Ou 'hostiarie', ou 'porter'. Li secounde est nomé 'litour' 695
occupation: (1325) Jhesus [...] butyst hors tuz les mauveyses juyfves que estoyent dedenz (=the temple) , dunt yl disoyent: 'E ne es tu pas uysser ne de office, por quoy te fé tu tel mestre?' 45.31[ussiere] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
female doorkeeper, porter (of a hall, chamber, etc.) in a household
occupation: (s.xiiim) quant il vindrent en l'ostel Anné, Seint Johan entra com celi qu'estoit conu de la menee [...]. Pus pria Seint Johan l'ussere qu'ele lessast entrer Seint Pere 68.44usurer 1 s.
Semantic labels: finan., occupation
Citations:
usurer, one who lends money at interest
occupation: (1360-79) Soubtilité ne Faux compas Ové Malengin ne fauldront pas Al usurer, qu'ils leur aie Ne luy ferront a son pourchas, Dont gaignera les six pur aas Des busoignous q'attrape et lie 7311
occupation: (s.xiii2) si vus avez [rien] receu de Giu u de larrun u de robur u de usurier u de symonial, si vus avez rien trové u aprenté ke n'avez rendu [...] 328
occupation: (1283) kar plus ne vous pout doner li usurier ii 619
occupation: (s.xivin) les usurers qe vendent lur almes pur deners 35usurere s.f.
Semantic labels: female, finan., occupation
Citations:
female usurer, woman who lends money at interest
occupation: (1268) [...] E damoysele Usurere Ki male cue porte derere 3153vantparlour s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
Speaker (of Parliament)
occupation: (1381) cel office de vantparlour iii 100veillour s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
watchman, look-out
occupation: (1329-30) pur ceo qe les veillours de la ville ne li pristrent ... 3-4 Ed III 182
occupation: (1378-79) qe les veillours qe pur le temps seront as dites beken ... iii 386ventour s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation
Citations:
winnower
occupation: (1295-99) a celuy que nous vous maunderums pur estre entre eutre = outre, i.e. 'over' les ventours de blé trovez ses despenses 141vestur s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation
Citations:
vesturer, one who is in charge of the apparel (?)
occupation: (1297) il est grevousement destraynt par le vestur de Nothampton pur .xx. livres SC 8/264/13153viander s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Citations:
provider of hospitality, host
occupation: (s.xii3/4) Car l'em put los conquere par doner deners, E[n]surketuit si li homs est large vianders 561
occupation: (1334) il estoit de si grant largesce et si tres nobles viaunder q'il fesoit touz ceuz de sa court manger qatre foiz le jour 287.15
occupation: (s.xiii-s.xiv) Ou sunt les bons viandiers Ke tant eurent divers mangiers ...? 158.97
supplier, purveyor
occupation: (1174-75) Northumberland ...: De si qu'as porz d'Espaine n'aveit itel cuntree Ne plus large viandier ne gent plus honoree 773vielur s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Citations:
fiddler, player of viol
occupation: (TBD) vidulatores : vielours, viulurs ii 144
occupation: (s.xiiiin) vidulatores: gallice giulier 16
occupation: (s.xiii1/3) Bons arpurs e vielurs, Roturs, gigurs e tympanurs 7543vitailler 1 s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
victualler, one who provides food or provisions
occupation: (1318-23) qe il pleise au [...] Roi granter e doner au dit R. ascun parti de vitailles pur sa soustenaunce a prendre de son vitailler au Neof chastiel sur Tyne 148
occupation: (1399) [...] petites niefs et batels des vitelers et des peschours 117.32
occupation: (1402) as marchantz & vitaillours de mesme la citee iii 504voideresse s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile
Citations:
female winder (of wool, etc.)
occupation: (TBD) devastatrices : voyderesse, windestren 69waterbaille s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
river bailiff
occupation: (1395) Pur quel trespas le dit A. [se plaint a la] waterbaille de Quenehithe si come le leye et usage del ewe demandont 15yeman s.
Semantic labels: domestic, occupation
Citations:
yeoman (attendant or minor official in a noble household)
occupation: (1397) Qe valettz appellez yomen des seignours [...] ne porteroient tiels liverees de signes iii 339
occupation: (1399) une yomane, gardein del dit chastelle, Richard Brynnand par noun 153.25
occupation: (1433) Johan Beaumarys de Nicol, chapellein, Thomas Sclaiter de Nicol, yeman iv 473
occupation: (1466-67) il fuit yoman et nemi husbandman ii 3.10