Middle English Dictionary Entry
solde n.
Entry Info
| Forms | solde n. |
| Etymology | OIt. soldo |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A silver coin of Venice; venise ~; ~ of tourneis, a copper or brass coin minted at Tours.
Associated quotations
- 1448 *Glo.Chron.C (Arms 58:Kooper)f.117r : Grete ȝiftes were there yiue to dukes and bishopes and ȝutt moureouer eche a manche of golde -- a monok a solde, that is a shillyng --, and after to the other comone peple the kyng yaf many yeftes.
- c1470(?1458) Wey Money (Bod 565)3 : At Venyse be grotys, grossetys, galy halpens, whyche be clepyd ther soldes and bagantynes..a punde ys xx soldis, that be galey halfpennys, and to every solde xij bagantynes..At Venyse vj for a Venyse solde; At Curphw and at Modyn and at Cande in Crete, a solde of torneys ys but iiij torneys; therfore beware and axe..whethyr they sey a solde of torneys other of syluer.