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blod

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Searchable Lemmata: blod (ME), blodius (L), bludus (L).
Alternate Forms: bleodo, blodio, bludeo, bludus, bluo, bluto.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Textile; blue colour (noun and adj.); also, blue cloth (in some contexts, difficult to distinguish between cloth and colour). A favourite colour for satin in England in the fourteenth century [Crowfoot, E., F. Pritchard and K. Staniland (2000) 122].(ante 1240 - 1432)
1. pro ... ulnis de viridi, burnetto, pounacio, bluo de ultra mare ... et pro ... ulnis de bluo et viridi et burnetto de Anglia Accounts. (cf. Pipe 81 r. 13: pro ... iij burnettis, v blois, j russetto) [DMLBS Pipe (81 r. 13b) 1237]
2. abstulit ei quandam supertunicam de bluto que vocatur gulum Accounts. [DMLBS CurR (120 r. 18) 1239]
3. pannos suos, scilicet blud', rusettum et burellum Accounts. ( also DMLBS Law Merch. II 4: *bludium) [DMLBS CurR (123 r. 2d.) 1242]
4. pro duabus robis suis de bleodo et pers' furrandis Accounts. (also DMLBS KR Ac 91/7) [DMLBS Arch. (LXX 50) 1286]
5. j curtepy de bludeo (St. Ives) Legal. [DMLBS Law Merch. (I 101) 1316]
6. unam peciam de blodeo de banquers Wills. [DMLBS Test. Karl. (131) 1380]
7. pro j ulna et dim. de blodeo de Lyra Accounts. [DMLBS Ac. H. Derby (90) 1391]
8. una toga duplicata de rubeo et blodio (Inq.) Other. [DMLBS DocCOx (238) 1402]
9. [92] ... j Surcote de Scarleta pro parliamento furrato cum byce. ... [93] ... Vnum integrum vestimentum de blodio damask, orphreyed de motteley veluet ... cum frontell et contrafrontell et parura operata ad modum vnius Burse ... Vnum vestimentum de bustian albo ... j frontell et contrafrontell panni linei styneth [?read: steynet] ... .iij amittas cum parura de albo Tartaryn steyneth [?read: steynet] cum trefoill ... [98] ... j frounte & ij curtyns ... pro j altare ... j frontell cum j frount et j reredos ... j Celur cum j reredos ... j reredos cum j frount et ij curtyns de Tartarin viridi radiato ... v capis de panno adaurato de Lukes albo; j panno adaurato de Lukes veteri ... ij vlnis di. panni adaurati de Lukes blodio ... j panno adaurato de Lukes partito rubeo et viridi ... ij dalmatikes de panno ad aurum de Lukes albo ... ij lynynges de Tartarin ... j de colore viridi et alter de colore nigro ... [99] ... Item vn daggeswayn, pris ij s. Accounts. (citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [MED Invent.Agincourt in Archaeol.70 (92-99) 1415]
10. [c1405] ... equitando ... in blodia chimera et manicis chimere ejusdem coloris existentibus (Martyrium R. Scrope) ... [c1420] .... equitando cum capistro et in blodia chimaera et manicis chimaere ejusdem coloris existentibus (cf. GASCOIGNE Loci 227) Historic. [DMLBS Misc. Scrope (307) circa 1405/1420]
11. unum pannum aureum rubei coloris cum foliis aureis ... duos pannos blodei coloris Accounts. (also DMLBS Pat; citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [DMLBS Foed. (X 346) 1425]
L, ME.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
References: Crowfoot, E., F. Pritchard and K. Staniland (2000)
2(adj.) Other; azure (heraldry). Cf.L bluettus.(circa 1400)
1. arma de rubio cum ligamine blodio et una merinula aurea Historic. [DMLBS AD. USK (38) circa 1399]
L; Primarily Other.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Medieval L blodius.
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    Art and Illustration:

Lisa Monnas (forthcoming 2014), states that this was a favourite colour name in England for Garter mantles, which were deep blue as demonstarted by illustrations.
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