Searchable Lemmata: boucler (AF), buccularium (L), bokeler (ME), buklar (OScots), buckler (MdE).
Alternate Forms: bockeler, bocler, bokeler, bokeler, bokelere, bokeller, bokiler, bokler, bokuyler, boqeler, buccularia, buccularius, bucheler, bucler, bucler, buclir, bukeler, bukler.
1(n.)
Occupation;
buckle maker.(ante 1300 - ante 1400 ?)
1. tibialia: estyveuz, estivalia idem vel hesez, estivés, stiveus ... oricalco: orpeter, gallice orcauz , de fil de orochal, orochaut ... pluscularii: lé bouclers, buclers, bukelers, buchelers ... corrigiarii: ceynturers lé escurreours, cories, coreres ... texta: seyntes tysuez, sey tissu, de say, ceynte de sceye ... cruralia: quiseuz, quisers, huses, husis, esses
Gloss.
[AND TLL (ii 127) ante 1300]
2. [15] ... mataxa: cerenz ... [16] ... pluscularum: buclers ... [17] ... formipedias: formes, lastes ... pillea: biretes
Gloss.
[AND Vernac Glosses (15-17)]
Sex: Male Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2a(n.)
Armour;
buckler, small hand-held shield, usually round, used to deflect (rather than stop) blows.(1268 still in current use)
1. eidem [R.] invito j lanceam et j boclear' tradiderunt; et dictus R., cum habuerit targiam et lanceam, noluit cum eis procedere
Accounts, Legal.
[DMLBS JustIt (618 r. 17) 1268]
2. [43] ... ancilia: bouclers, targes, eskus, talevas ... [44] ... ciliciis: gallice forure de here ... galeas: chapeaus, coyfis, heumes
Gloss.
[AND TLL (ii 43-44) ante 1300]
4. [113] ... Thise wantoune prestes ... gon wid swerd and bokeler, as men that wolde fihte. ... [117-118] ... At even he set upon a koife and kembeth the croket, Adihteth him a gay wenche of the newe jet.
Philosophy, Poetic.
[MED Why werre ((Auch) 113-118) circa 1330]
6. [186] ... de chescun trussel ou barde de drap ... lyé de cordes seyt pris iiij d. ... [190] ... peals aygnelyns, bogee, conyns ... De chescun millier de popel strendlinges e de rotes xij d. ... [192] ... Item de chescun cent de espez, bokelers, targes e costz de eu, iij d. ... ne de teyle a treefes ne de welde seyt nule custume prise
Legal.
[AND Dom Gip (186-192) circa 1300/1350]
Sex: Male Use: Military Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Hand.
2b(n.)
Decoration;
buckle; boss.(ante 1300 - 1700)
1. [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]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
3(n.)
Garment;
embroidered or patterned garment.(circa 1100)
1. [13] ... Tute la glorie a la fille le rei dedendz, devant les faisses oringnes (Latin: faciis aureis) , li vestement de lei ... [14] ... (The young women) En buclers (Latin: scutulatis) serunt menees al rei
Biblical/Hagiographic.
[AND Camb Ps (79.XLIV.13-15) circa 1100/1150]
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
4(adj.)
Decoration;
(of a shield), bossed.(circa 1100 - circa 1150 ?)
Sex: Male Use: Military Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
