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Searchable Lemmata: baner (AF), banera (L), banere (ME), baner (W), baner (Corn), baner (OScots), banner (MdE).
Alternate Forms: bainer, baneere, banere, baneria, banerium, banier, baniere, banire, bannere, banniere.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Accessory; banner, pennant, standard; the distinctive banner of a knight, lord or country; a rallying point in battle or the ensign of a ship. Also, a banner of religious significance; a banner as a symbol of advancement or of defence, protection, (availability?); a banner as a symbol or embodying some other object or idea; also with further figurative senses. A banner representing a guild or company. By extension in senses not attested here: the representation of a banner (on an artefact); a decorative garland (around the neck of a boar, as described by a Bibbesworth gloss, for example). Also in the derived term bannerer, banner-bearer 'standard-bearer'; see also banneour,(ante 1200 still in current use)
1. homines de singulis parochiis cum penuncellis suis sequantur baneriam aldermanni sui [DMLBS EHR (XVII 278) circa 1215]
2. signa que vulgariter vexilla vel banere dicuntur Historic. [DMLBS M. PAR. (Min. III 112) circa 1251]
3. [147] ... genualia: gallice genulers ... spinter gallice: e espinel ... [148] ... vexillum gallice: baner ... [149] ... plusculus: buclir ... carentivillas: canavaces ... [159] ... albor: blaunchure ... [160] ... candor gallice: blaunchure Gloss. [AND TLL (ii 147-160) ante 1300]
4. Heo is coral of godnesse ... ant baner of bealte. Poetic. (as a symbolic embodiment) [MED Ichot a burde in a ((Hrl 2253) 50) circa 1325]
5. The rede statue of Mars ... shyneth in his white baner large ... And by his baner born is his penoun. Poetic, Romance. [MED Chaucer CT.Kn. ((Manly-Rickert) A.976-978) circa 1385]
6. portantz deux baners et penouns et pencels Historic. [AND Anon Chr (144.24) 1382/1399]
7. Trumpes Wyth mony baner ful bry3t þat þer-bi henged. Heroic, Poetic, Romance. (work: ?c1390) [MED Gawain ((Nero A.10) 117) circa 1400]
8. [277] ... Togam meam de nigro furratum cum Matres & Fychewes ... Togam meam de Viridi furratam cum Martres [278] ... Item, lego Hæredi meo ... Robam meam de Scarleto Furratam cum Meyniuer, Surcote overt, & Collobium cum barr. de Ermyn. ... [300] ... Havyng wyth the Erle a Baner of the Armes of Ynglond. Legal. [MED in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10) (9.277-300) 1415]
9. Thei rered many a gomfanoun, Baneres brode of fyne asure. Heroic, Historic, Poetic, Romance. (work: c1400) [MED Ld.Troy ((LdMisc 595) 4713) circa 1425]
10. Þe seel or baner of Crist on þe croos, þat is tokene of pees, mercy, and charite. Ecclesiastic/Regula. (as religious emblem) [MED Wycl.Curse ((Corp-C 296) 308) circa 1430]
11. Helpe, crosse ... Helpe, banere beste my fon to doo flee Poetic. (as a symbol of protection or aid; dating uncertain) [MED Helpe crosse ((Stockh 10.90) 3) circa 1450]
12. [26] ... With two lizardes of theire owne kynde, encoupeld with Gowlys, on the helmet ... [27] ...That he which shall bere the Baner of the saide Crafte ... be enarmed in the same armes.(as banner of city company or craft guild) [MED Doc.in Nicholl Ironmongers (26-27) 1455]
13. Thei fond there [in Oldcastle's house] a banere costfully depeynted with ... Crist ful of woundis, the spere, and the nayles. Historic. (bearing religious emblems) [MED Capgr.Chron. ((Cmb Gg.4.12) 310) ante 1464]
14. penone, lytyl baner, bandum, pennum Gloss. [DMLBS PP (bandum, pennum) 1440]
c.f.: vexillum, gonfanon
AF, Co, L, ME, MdE, OScots, W.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.) Accessory; In combinations: -berer; -cloth; -hol (the hole for a pole from which the banner is hung); -lugge (the pole from which the banner is hung); -pole; -shaft; -staff; etc.(1400 - 1500)
1. Also a olde sengil vestement of grene selk poudrid with floures ... Also ij olde crosses of laton & ij stanes for þe principall crosses & ij baner clothis. ... Also a sengel vestement of white busteyn for lent. ... v corporas for principall dayes, Also vj seoudaries corporas & a case ... Also ij sewdarie of lynne cloth enbraudid with gold ... Also vij pelewes of selk of diuers colours.(citations from page of text may not appear in original order) [MED Rec.St.Mary at Hill (27) 1432]
ME.
Sex: Male    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
3(n.) ; unknown. Clothing?(1100 - 1300)
1. Ele ad eu plus que cent Coillouns a soun derere, Que ount purfendu sa banere Poetic. [AND Fabliaux (27.186) circa 1100/1300]
AF.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Old French banere, baniere, from Late Latin bandaria, banderia, from post-Classical Latin bandum, bannum (q.v.), from Gothic. British Latin banera, baneria, banarium from Old French and vernacular usage, and found more commonly than the older Latin bannum. Borrowed into Welsh through the English [see Parry-Williams, (1923)a, p.68].
WF:
Etym Cog: banere (OF), baniere (OF).
References: Parry-Williams, T.H. (1923)
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