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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420-1469, 1528-1678
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Denere, -eir, -ier, n. Also: denire, denneyr, -er; dynere, dynn-, dinneir, dinnier. [OF. dener, later denier (e.m.E. deneere (1580), denier), L. dēnārius.]
1. a. A silver penny. b. A French coin, the twelfth of a sou.(a) c1420 Wynt. iv. 2527.
To pay his trewage or his tolle Off quhyt sylver, a denere c1420 Ib. vi. 456.
To the kyrk ilk a yhere Off Rome he heycht a denere To pay 1469 Acts II. 97/1.
That thair be na deneris of Frans, mailȝis, cortis, mytis, nor nain vthir conterfetis of blac mone tane in payment in this realme 1528 Lynd. Dreme 196.
Be symonie was thare promotioun More for deneris nor for deuotioun 1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 204.
In part of payment of the soume awing to ws for the doungetting of the xii deneris [of custom dues] 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 249.
The down getting of the xvj deneris of ilk frank waring of gudis coft be Scottis merchandis in Rowane and Deip, by the four deneris payit be thame 1560 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 50 b.
The said Harbert, generale of hir hienes cunȝe and cunȝehous, … to assist to set the seyis and deneris 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 413.
That thair be cunȝeit ane penny of silver … , the fynes of ellevin deneris fyne(b) 1557 Irvine Mun. II. 9.
The taxt maid … for the doun getting of the impositioun of sexteine deneiris aboun four deneiris rasit in Rowane and Diep upoun the custum of ilk Frank waring bocht thair 1570 Satirical Poems xiii. 125.
Ȝe ieft him nocht ane malȝe nor deneir 1577 Reg. Privy C. II. 598.
The samyn [silver] … to be reduceit to the fynnes of aucht deneiris 1579 Acts III. 150/1.
That thair be prentit … ane penny of siluer of the fynes of ellevin denneyris 1593 Ib. IV.48/2.
That thair salbe ane foure penny pece maid … off ane deneir fyne, with twa granes of remeid 1597 Ib. 122/1.
The vnce thair of being of xij deneiris or beand basser 1622-6 Bisset II. 236/30.
The victularis suld find … ressonabill coistis … quhilk they sall tak up agane upoun dowbill prices, viz. twa deneiris for 1d. 1663 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 451 … .
The weight of the tuo merk peice to be ten deneirs, threttein graines, nyntein prymes(c) 1551 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 8.
For paying of Robert Carnegy for doungetting of the xij deniers and uther causes 1560 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 50 b.
The wardane and comptarwardane [of the cunȝehous] … sall nocht latt ony denier of gold and siluer pas without it be of the richt wecht 1574 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 28.
Satefeing of Nicolas Vddart of his thousand merkis debursit for doungetting of the ten deniers 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. Ep. 1.
The king of kings ressauit in a guid part the smal offrande of a litle denier 1616 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 207.
But for your pleazure, he should never have … reaped the valow of one denier at my hands(d) c1420 Wynt. vi. 452 (C).
To the kyrk ilka ȝhere Off Rome he hecht a dynere To pay 1575 Edinburgh Testaments III. 365 b.
lxxv frankis, vi sous, ane dynneir 1614 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 453.
They find his ȝeirs intromissione to extend to … fyve hundreth … franks, aucht sous, and thrie dinniers 1678 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 255.
The doytis and dinneires that wer lying in the clarkis chamber, extending to two hundreth threttie four livers, ten sous
2. The weight of a denier.1562 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 232.
To Iames, Erle of Murray, be Iohnie Aitkinsone, maister cunȝeour, ane grane of gold weyand ane unce ij deneris 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 413.
The twa part [to be] of wecht xvi deneris, and the thrid part viii deneris
