• tal, talg, talugh, taluh

tal n. Also talg , talugh , taluh . Prob. from ON (cp. OI talga a cutting & talga to carve) or an OE cognate talg (cp. telga & telgor , tealgor ); for the form tal also cp.

• tavern(e, taverin, taveron, tavarn(e, tawern(e, tavarde, tavern(e)s, thevernys

be hoote to oon Sire John Person preest, that if he wolde recorde afore a jugge..that the seid Katerine were founden in taverne with the seid John Westowe, he wolde yeve the seid sire John for his record a noble.

• teis, taise, teice, teises, teis(e, taise(n, teies

iiij tayse demi in Cornhull, pris the tayse viij d. (1477-9) Rec.St.Mary at Hill 83 To a paviowre, for pavyng of ix teies, afor the tenement of Iohn Modley..for euery teis, vij d. (1207) Fine R.King John 448 Adam Teice.

• testimonial, testimonialle, testemonial, -eal

Butsyd in Cornwall, xij d. Item, fore a letere of attorney made to þe Resceyvere of Cornwall, Thomas Butsyd, gentilman, John lewis & to wyllm wattis, ij s. ij d. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 3.251 Permenides, after the testimonialle [L

• thacchinge, thechinghe

Salzman Building in Engl. 225 Paid for iiijxx threfe of wynter-corne stra to ye said lath, vj s. viij d..unto John Rote for drawyng of the said stra, x d..unto William Pepylton for thekyng of ye said stra by v

• til-man

tent..Of sede þat is sawen, be sesyng of briddes, Shuld neuer corne for care be caste vppon erthe. (1199-1216) Abbrev.Plac.King John 70 Walterus Tileman. (1204) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 349 Alan Tileman. (1279) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 31 Galfr. Tileman. (1301)

• baxter, bakster, bacster, bakestre, bakkester

, a feudal due levied on bakers. c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss. Wor F.174 548 Pistor; bakestre. (c1273) Hundred R.Tower 1 511 John de Brake & Bakestere. ?a1300 Jacob & J. Bod 652 258 Þe baxtere mette an oþer..In þe bachuse him

• sarsinet, sarsenet, sarcinet, sarcenet(te, sarcxinete, sarzinet, sarsnet, sercenet

de rubeo panno de Sarcynet cotidianum. (1397) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 6.166 [A] gowne [of] sarcxynete. (1463) Will Bury in Camd.49 41 To John Baret..the gerdill harneysid with bokel and pendaunth of silver, and my tepet of blak sarsenet. (1463) Will York in

• saucer, saucir, saucier, sauser(e, sausar, saussir, sausur, scauser, salser, salsier

Agnes Saucer. (1323) in Fransson Surn. 65 Thom. Saucier. (1327) in Fransson Surn. 65 Will. Saussir. (1332) in Fransson Surn. 65 Joh. le Saucyr. (1393) Doc.Thaxted in Ess.ROP 33 45 John Saucer. (1403) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 51 Johanni Alcok, Sawser.

• scale, shale, schale, sciale, ska(i)l, skael, schaile, scole, schole

(1332) Name in LuSE 35 6 Skalman. (1333) in Ewen Surnames Brit. 168 Thomas del Scales. (1351-2) in Kristensson ME Top.Terms 59 Ric. del Erlescoles. (1366) in Sundby Dial.Wor. 252 Le Shale. (1379) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 308 John del Scholes.

• scauager, skauager, scawager, -ageour, scavageour, schavager

the inspection and maintenance of the streets. (1306-7) Let.Bk.Lond.C Gldh LetBk C 151 [This was done by precept of Sir John le Blund, the Mayor, and the Aldermen assembled] Pro curia de scawageriis. 1419 Liber Albus Lond. in RS 12.1

• scof(fe, skof(fe

Arun 57 128/34 Do away þe scoffes and þe scornes. a1500(c1477) Norton OAlch. Add 10302 48 It had be good for theym to haue left of In seson, for noght thei fownde but a scoffe. (1265) Pat.R.Hen.III 433 John Scoff.

• scọle-hous

(1275) Hundred R.Tower 1 451 Radulphum atte Skolehus. (a1400) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 286 Scolhousfelde. (1401) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 286 Le Scolehouse. (1429-30) in Rec.B.Nottingham 2 122 Unam domum vocatam 'Scolehous' pro vij d. praefato Thomae..dimisit. (c1457) Rec.Norwich 1 411 John Scolehous, mercer.

• scute, skute

his lorde for his tenement..a scute, payith nowe to the kynge, ouer þat scute, v scutes. a1500(c1465) SEChron. Lamb 306 23 Kynge John of Fraunce..was taxed at iij melyons of scutis, that is to sey, vc Ml. li. of mony.

• signet, cignet, signet(t)es, singnettes, sinettes, cignet(te)s, cinetes

maner of Ingham. (1447-9) Doc. in HMC Rep.5 App. 519b Paid Henry Aleyn for one cowpull of fat cygnets, and John Bate the elder for another cowpul of cygnets. a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) Hrl 279 57 Conuiuium domini Henrici Regis quarti, In

• siver, civer, siveier, cive~x0021d~ere, sevier, sivier(e, -iare, -eare, -egar, -iger, sevare, -iare, suvier(e, -iare, suwiar, syfker

From sive n. (a) One who makes sieves; (b) as surname. (1379-80) in G.Otto Handwerkernamen 85 Syfker. (1421) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 7.357 [John Sevyer of Drayton, co. Somerset,] sevyer. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 78 Cyver [Win: Syvyr], or maker of sevys: Cribrarius.

• slight, sli~x0021d~t, sliht, sleght, sle~x0021d~t, sleight, slei~x0021d~te, sleith, slit, sle~x0021d~

A.10 190 Þat gracios gay wythouten galle, So smoþe, so smal, so seme slyȝt. (1296) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 49 Rado Slytbody. (1313) Pat.R.Edw.II 65 John Sleghtheved. (1317) in Pilkington Surn. Slethheved. (1327) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 174 Simone Sleȝbody.

• toun-man, touneman, tunman, tunmon, tonmanne, tuneman(ne, ton(e)man, thunemanne, tounemen, tunmen

custuma canabi & litoris maris. (1262) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 597 Tunemannemedue. (1272) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.) 348 Tunmanbroc. (1273) in Pilkington Surn. 324 John Tuneman. (1291) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 597 Thunemanne hugg. (1309) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.) 348 Tunmenhoue. (1327) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 356 Pagan Toneman.

• tracing(e

iren, one of the lengthe of a yerd, another lesse, and iiij planes. (1436) in Salzman Building in Engl. 584 John schal make a hous to the forsaid Wardeyn..the werk to be y made as the trasyng schewith y drawe

• tresourer, tresourere, tressourer, tresourier, tresorer(e, tresorier, tresoror, tresur(r)er(e, treserer, treserour, trezorer, threserer, thresurar, treasorer, treasurer, tresorre, tresourerer

myȝte have wele I-demed þat yee be vnkynde..But ye list be my tresorer. (1463) Case King Council in Seld.Soc.35 111 John Proute..commaunded all maner broucours, weyers, porters, tresourers, clerkys and other officers of the seid Staple..that they..shuld..restraine the sale or