Middle English Dictionary Entry
ancer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ancer n. |
| Etymology | MDu. anker; cp. ML anc(h)eria. See OD under anker. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A keg of a certain size; a liquid measure.
Associated quotations
- (1311-12) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.999 : In 4 ancer Ros' [? = rosatum vinum] 19 gall. 6s. 6d.
- (1337) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.200 : Anceres.