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balteus

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Searchable Lemmata: balteus (L).
Alternate Forms: balteum, balteo, baltheus, baltheo, balteum.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Accessory; belt, girdle or strap; sword-belt or similar; in specific contexts, a belt used for the mass vestments; also with figurative uses.(ante 700 - ante 1500)
1. haec autem erunt vestimenta quae facient rationale et superumerale tunica et lineam strictam cidarim et balteum facient vestimenta sancta Aaron fratri tuo et filiis eius ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi [DOE Biblia Sacra (Fischer, et al.) (Ex 28,4)]
2. strigesque tunicam bysso et tiaram byssinam facies et balteum opere plumarii [DOE Biblia Sacra (Fischer, et al.) (Ex 28,39)]
3. indues Aaron vestimentis suis id est linea et tuica et superumerali et rationali quod constringes balteo et pones tiaram in capite eius et lamminam sanctam super tiaram [DOE Biblia Sacra (Fischer, et al.) (Ex 29,5)]
4. Balteum cingulum militare est, dictum pro quod ex eo signa dependant ad demonstrandam legionis militaris summam, id est sex milium sescentorum, ex quo numero et ipsi consistunt. Vnde et balteus dicitur non tantum quod cingitur, sed etiam a quo arma dependant. [DOE ISID. Etym. (19,33,2)]
5. superhumarale strictum erat baltheo Other. [DMLBS BEDE (Tab. 474) ante 729]
6. baltheus, .i. cingulum belt [DOE AldV 13.1 (Nap) (0486 (486))]
7. Baltneus swyrdes gyrdel. [DOE AntGl 4 (Kindschi) (08300 (830))]
8. Rogo te deus zabaoth altisime pater sancte uti me tonica castitatis digneris et meos lumbos baltheo tui timoris ambire...girdle of protection (used figuratively) [LexP Stowe Missal (Warner) (3-4) ante 900]
9. instrumenta ecclesiastica sunt hec: lavacrum ... crucifixum et alie ... ymagines ... feretrum, manutergium, facitergium ... vestes sacerdotis sint ibi, casula, superpellicium et *caphicesium [v.l. *capitestium] ... cingulum, sive tropheum, sive zona, sive balteum ... examitam vel *amicum Gloss. (citations from page of text may not appear in original order) [DMLBS NECKAM (Ut. 119) ante 1217]
10. [70b] ... A lace: Baltheus ... [71a] ... A laste of A sowter: formula, formella, formipedia, galla, equitibiale pro ocreis ... [71b] ... A lawnderer: Candidaria, lotrix Lexicon. [MED *Cath.Angl. ((Add 15562) 70b-71a-b) circa 1475]
c.f.: belt, lorum
L; Primarily N/A.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
1b(n.) Accessory; specifically, a belt or girdle as an emblem of knighthood.(ante 1150 - ante 1400 ?)
1. quem [Ethelstanum Elfredus] ... premature militem fecerat, donatum chlamyde coccinea, gemmato baltheo Heroic, Historic. [DMLBS W. MALM. (GR II 133) circa 1125]
2. [599] ... duo fraters de ordine Minorum ... calceamentis militaribus, que vulgariter heuses dicuntur, seculariter ... calciati et calcarati in lesionem ... ordinis ... profecti sunt ... [644] ... ipsum dominus rex cum aliis commilitonibus baltheo militari insignivit Historic. [DMLBS M. PAR. (Maj. IV 599-644) circa 1247]
c.f.: belt
L.
Sex: Male    Use: Military    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical Latin. Cf. the common Germanic cognate belt (etc.).
WF:
Etym Cog: balz (OHG), balti (ON), belt (OE).
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