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Searchable Lemmata: aurum (L), or (AF), airh (Mx), aur (W), ór (Ir), or (MdE).
Alternate Forms: aur, aurus, auri, eur, hor, oaur, oer, oir, óir, oor, ore, ors.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Raw Material;
the precious metal gold, with many extended senses. In decorative and clothing contexts, used to refer to the metal as a raw material for decoration; gold leaf; adjectivally or in compounds (see also drap d'or, fil d'or). Ultimately from Classical Latin into the vernaculars. Frequent in Anglo-French texts; often the term is modifed with a colour term such as 'red' or 'white' or with variants of quality, and is often collocated with the term for silver. The word was borrowed from Anglo-French into late Middle English but is used of the metal or heraldic colour, rather than of garment materials or decoration.(circa 700 - circa 1350)
4. Mur n-uaine cenchess im-mach,/ mur n-óir fricness nacathrach,/ im-medon frigelgloir cain/ mur ndermor dichorcairglain.
Biblical/Hagiographic, Poetic.
[eDIL SR (349-52)]
8. A guahavd a wnaeth Gortheyrn can marchavc o’t Fychteit o Ysgothlont yn wyr y’r brenhin, ac eu hanrydedu a wnaeth udunt o amraualyon rodyon eur ac aryant a dillat a meirch a thlysseu mavrweirthavc, yny ytoedynt vynteu o’r dywed yn y gymryt ef yn lle brenhin ac yn uuydhau yn y wassanaeth. Ac yna y kenynt kywydeu idav ar hyt yr heolyd: ‘Gortheyrn ysyd teilvng o amherodraeth ac o teyrnwialen enys Prydein, a Chonstans y syd anteilvng.’
[GPC BD (89, 9-16) circa 1250]
Status: High Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.)
Decoration;
in heraldic contexts: gold or yellow in armorial blazoning (argent 'silver' being the other metal).(circa 1350 still in current use)
3. inter colores medios secundus est color aureus qui arum ab aura est dictum ... , eo quod repercussione aure plus refulget
[DMLBS BAD. AUR. (97)]
Sex: N/A Status: High Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.
1b(n.)
Manufacture;
appears meaning 'gold' in various compounds and phrases, such as AF batur d'or (cf. batur); fil de or; gemmé a or; etc.(circa 1200)
Sex: N/A Status: High Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Old French (9th century, 'wealth, riches'); from classical L aurum (gold).
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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