Middle English Dictionary Entry
fẹ̄̆rd-wīte n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fẹ̄̆rd-wīte n. |
| Etymology | OE fyrd-wīte, ferd-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fine for not rendering military service to one's feudal lord.
Associated quotations
- ?1241 Legal Gloss.St.Paul's (StP 11)60 : Ferdwite: Quite de merci ke ne vent en lost.
- c1325 Legal Gloss.Gldh.(Gldh Liber Memorandum)454 : Ferdwite: Quite de merci qil ne viegnent en ost.
- ?c1350 Legal Gloss.Jul.(Jul D.7)33 : Ferdwite: Quite de murance de ost.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1192-9) Doc.in HMC Var.Col.7377 : De fertdwit' et de hengewit' et de flemenefremth.
Note: New spelling
Note: Antedates word
- (1247) Chart.B.Borough168 : Fridwite, fichtwite, heyngwite et leyrwite.
Note: New spelling
- (1253) Chart.R.PRO1.430 : Liberas et quietas de..sherdwyte et hengwyte et flemeneswyte, [etc.].
Note: New spelling (error)
Note: AL ferdwita (error serdwita)