Middle English Dictionary Entry
dē̆nārie n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dē̆nārie n. Also denar, denarius; abbrev. darre (pl.) & d (q.v.). |
| Etymology | L dēnārius |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A Roman silver coin of varying value or weight; denarius; an English penny; (b) a pennyweight; (c) fig. a gratuity or reward.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)333a/a : Dragma is þe eighteþe part of an vncia and weyeþ þre pans of siluer; Scrupulus..is y cleped denarius and is acounted for ten pans.
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)140 : Crist..seide, 'Schewe ȝe to me the koyne of the money,' and thei offriden to him a denarie.
- c1470(?1458) Wey Money (Bod 565)2 : At Rome ye schal haue bolendeynys of Rome and bayokys and other katerynes..to euery kateryne xij pychelynes, clepyd in Rome denars.
b
- (?c1350) Rec.Norwich 2200 : D xvj darre de oynt, j d.
c
- c1450(a1449) Lydg.Ballade ROL (Sln 1212)66 : To wery workmen þu art dyorne denarye, Mede unto mareyneris þat haue sailed ferre.