Middle English Dictionary Entry
graunǧer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | graunǧer n. Also grainger, grangier, gronger, greunger. |
| Etymology | OF grangier |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A granger, a man in charge of a grange; (b) in surnames; granger(es man, ?servant of a granger.
Associated quotations
a
- ?c1445(a1195) Doc.in Sur.Soc.95196 fn. : Undecimus [conversus] erit Graunger et Custos Carucarum.
b
- (1173) in Pipe R.Soc.19132 : Robertus le Grangier.
- (1223) Pat.R.Hen.III409 : Rogerus le Granger.
- (1230-40) Doc.Cobham in Archaeol.Cant.2230 : Helie Grangier.
- (1231) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms102 : Will. le Graunger.
- (1246) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms102 : Rob. the Grainger.
- (1272) Close R.Hen.III507 : Walterus le Grangir.
- (1275) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms102 : Henr. le Greunger.
- (1279) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms102 : Ric. Gronger.
- (1301) Sub.R.Yks.in YASRS 2199 : Adam Grangerman.
- (1325) Feet Fines Kent in Archaeol.Cant.15285 : Henry le Grangere.
- (1332) Sub.R.Bdf.in Suf.GB 18136 : Johannes Grangeresman.
- (1390) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms103 : Joh. le Graunger.