schyrsche

Middle English

Noun

schyrsche (plural schyrsches)

1. Alternative spelling of chirche

   1449, Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 8, page 72:

   Item, to genet manyturne for a lampe yt servyt yn ye boke of ye schyrsche, i d. ob..Item, for a quart of lampe oyle at halowyntyde to serve wyt the lampe yn the boke of the schyrsche, iiij d

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References

• “serven, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.