Middle English Dictionary Entry
litester(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | litester(e n. Also littester(e, litster, litstre, lister(e, (errors) licstere, luster & lẹ̄testere. |
| Etymology | From liten v.(1) & -estre suf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A dyer; (b) as surname; (c) in place name [see Smith PNElem. 2.25].
Associated quotations
a
- (1345) Doc.in HMC Rep.9 App.1233 : William de Ipre, licstere.
- (1379) Mem.Bk.York in Sur.Soc.12025 : De tenemento Stephani de Grillington, litster in Skelldregate..vij s.
- (1392) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100343 : Ric's King, Littester.
- (1398) Will York in Sur.Soc.4240 : Item, lego Elenæ, cognatæ Roberti Burton, litster, unum capucium.
- c1400 St.Anne(1) (Min-U Z.822.N.81)2674 : A lyster stude þer hym agayne.
- (1402) Will York in Sur.Soc.4300 : Roberti de Spondon', littester.
- (1424) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100370 : Rob'tus Horsley, littyster.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)66a/a : Tinitor [read: Tinctor]: lytester.
- ?c1425(c1380) Chaucer Form.A.(Benson-Robinson)17 : No mader, welde, or wood no litestere [rime: spere] Ne knew; the flees was of his former hewe.
- (1428) Doc.in Sur.Soc.856 : He suld hafe blended plaster or lyme amang his alom, and so seld yt furth deceyvabilly to lytsters, and, in especial, to John Kyrkby and Robert Dowfe, lytsters of York.
- (1431-2) Will York in Sur.Soc.3021 : And to Kendall wyfe, lyttester, xxvj s. viij d.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)307 : Lystare, clothe dyynge [Win: or lytaster of cloþ dyynge]: Tinctor.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)79/28 : Tak þe greia of þe wyne..þat litsters & goldsmythes vses.
- (1443-4) Doc.Lynn in Nrf.Archaeol.6238 : Johannes Parker, litster.
- (1446) Will York in Sur.Soc.45104 : Willelmo Nayler, littester.
- a1450 Cat.Plays Yk.p.xxiv : Littesters: Herodes, [etc.].
- (1451) Paston2.247 : Pyte, alyster, bowgth itt of Toppis..The seyd lyster dwellyth therinne at this tym.
- (1459) Deed Yks.in YASRS 111144 : John Dolfyn, lytster, John Dolfyn, rasursmyth..John of the hyll, lytster, William of Burlay, vyntener.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)74b : A lyster [Monson: Littester]: Tinctor, tinctrix.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)686/4 : Hic tinctor: a lytster.
b
- (1235) Close R.Hen.III179 : Willelmus le Littestere.
- (1279) in Fransson Surn.105 : Thom. le litestere.
- (1292) in Fransson Surn.105 : Will. le Lister.
- (1316) in Fransson Surn.105 : Jord. the Littester.
- (1325) in Fransson Surn.105 : Alice le Lister.
- (1327) in Fransson Surn.105 : Custancia Litster. Rob. litester.
- (1332) in Fransson Surn.105 : Rad. le Letestere.
- (1338) in Fransson Surn.105 : Ralph le Listere.
- (1355) Rec.Norwich 1393 : John Litster.
- (1392) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100353 : Joh's Littester.
- (1424) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100363 : Alicia Littyster.
- (1438-9) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.9967 : 21 d. pro domo quondam Roberti Littster ib'm.
- (1472) Bailiff R.Nhb.in Sur.Soc.1345 : Johannes Litstre.
c
- (1252) EPNSoc.13 (War.)291 : Literleye.
- (1306) EPNSoc.13 (War.)291 : Lysterleyfeld.
- (c1350) EPNSoc.13 (War.)291 : Lusterley grove.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1456) Doc.Beverley in Seld.Soc.1450n : [Then follow the names of 267 persons. First come 16 without any description; then] 13 glovers, 17 barkers, 19 corvysours, 22 websters, 13 smythes, 14 tylers, 21 talyours, 13 baxters, 11 wrightes, 9 walkers, 24 watirmen, 5 brasyers, 3 sadlers, 9 barbours, 8 flechers, 15 bowers, joyners, coupers, kervers, patyners, 18 bochers, 4 litsters
- (1465) Doc.Beverley in Seld.Soc.1452b : Forsomoche as Adam Newcombe, littester, disclaundrely noised and disclaundered the said Governers…that he…aske them forgyvenes, and knowlage his offence and trespace in that behalve.
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