Middle English Dictionary Entry
kenin(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | kenin(e n. Also (abbrev. in L documents) ken. |
| Etymology | ?From canne n.; cp. MnE dial. kenning two pecks. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A measure for grain and other dry goods, equal to half a bushel.
Associated quotations
- (1299) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100496 : In 47 qr. 2 ken. prebende empt.
- (1313) Invent.Jarrow in Sur.Soc.298 : Computat in frumento seminato xxiiij qu. j ras. ij ken.
- (1337) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29141 : De albis pisis ij buss. j ken.
- (1345) Doc.in Heslop NGloss.419 : Kenine.
- (1392) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100345 : Willelmus Byng [habet] ken[nen] bo[num]..Johannes Gerri molend[inarius] ost[endit] ken. de stramine & d[emi] pecca..& iurat h[ab]ere j de ligno ad festum Pentecostes.
- (1394) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29183 : j kenyn de grots.