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grisoevere

, gris + oevere.
Searchable Lemmata: grisoevere (AF), grisevere (AF).
Alternate Forms:

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Raw Material; grey-squirrel fur (cf. grover; gris, 2a-b and grey).(circa 1300 - ante 1450)
1. pro milliario de grisevere .v. solidos [AND Lib Cust (94) circa 1300/1350]
2. La dozein de cordewayne i denier, la dozein de godelmynges (vars. godanesines (l. godimesines) , godelminges) i denier, la dozeine de bazeine obole, la livre de soy obole, la livre de safran quart ... linge teille, fustiane, feutre, lormerie, peil ... qe cest custume n,est prys fors des avoirs qe veignent d’outre meer: ciere, argoil, quivere, estein, grisoevere ne deyvent nulle custume, s’il ne passe outre la Rue de Tamise vers le Northe(citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [AND Lib Alb (231) 1419]
AF.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, AF gris + oevere (ovre, 'work', handiwork; see AF overayne).
WF: Compound
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