Middle English Dictionary Entry
vīner n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | vīner n.(2) Also vinour & (in surnames) vin(n)ur, viniour, vinior, vienur, vignour, vignur; pl. vinerous, vinourris. |
| Etymology | OF vignor, vignour, vigneur & OF vignier, AF viner. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A vineyard grower or worker; ?also fig. [quot. a1398, last];
(b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.1875 : The king and the vinour also, Of wommen comen bothe tuo.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)253b/a : Þer is an oþer yuel þat vynoures [L vinitores] clepeþ araneum.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)254a/b : A vyneȝerde is…ofte yvisited and ouerseen of erþe tylieres and vynoures.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)257b/b : Ulmus…groweþ bettre in moyste place þan in oþer, ffor wilow is þe kynde vynour of þe erþe.
- a1400 Pep.Gosp.(Pep 2498)42/11 : A man…hadde a fygeer among his vynes þat ne bare no fruyt, And he comaunded to þe vynour þat he hewe it vp.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.131 : Summe been shepperdys, summe minourrys, summe vynourrys.
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Rwl A.338)55/9 : He will…putte your wikkidnes into perdicion and take His vyneyard to othir vynours [vr. vynerous], which shall in suche wise tille them that thei shall bere there kyndely fruyte in dewe season.
b
- (1207) CRR(2) 5106 : Robertus le Vinnur.
- (1211) CRR(2) 6128 : Roberto le Vinior.
- (1240) Domesday Bk.St.Paul in Camd.69120 : Rogerus le vinur.
- (1262) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms44 : Martin le Vyenur.
- (1267) Rec.Norwich 1213 : Johannes le Viner.
- (1278) Pleas Som.in Som.RS 41148 : David le Vignur.
- (1279) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames364 : William le Vinyour.
- (1327) Sub.R.Som.in Som.RS 381 : Willelmo Vignour.
- (1407) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames364 : John Vyner.