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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)
1. auri materiem fulvi obrizumque metallum Poetic. [DMLBS ALDH. (VirgV 157) ante 709]
2. gell oir no airgit Legal. [eDIL Laws (v 394.5)]
3. ór quasi aur ab aurum Gloss. [eDIL Corm. Y (1017)]
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)]
5. Yr hynn a oed ar y ben o wallt, kynuelynet oed a’r eur. Romance. [GPC PKM (23. 16-7)]
6. claur eur kefled ay huynep [GPC LlDW (3. 8) circa 1200]
7. Maur deyrn kedyrn kydgyurannu – eur / Ac aryant ym pob tu. [GPC GLlLl (123) circa 1170/1220]
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]
9. Coíca urla fégbuide ón chlúais go 'cheile dó amal chír mbethi nó amal bretnasa bánóir fri taul ngréne. Heroic, Ulster. [LexP TBC-LL (ORahilly) (1203-4)]
10. pro ... ix firmaculis auri de precio ... et ix firmaculis auri de pondere Accounts. [DMLBS Pipe (127b) 1242]
11. De or e argent e richesce Poetic. [AND BOZ S Agnes (42) circa 1300/1350]
c.f.: gold
AF, Ir, L, Mx, ME, MdE, W.
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)
1. arma ... que sunt de auro cum uno leone de azureo rampante Accounts. [DMLBS Pat (317 m. 16)]
2. Or, azeure, argent et gules [AND Dean Tract (9) circa 1350]
3. inter colores medios secundus est color aureus qui arum ab aura est dictum ... , eo quod repercussione aure plus refulget [DMLBS BAD. AUR. (97)]
AF, MdE.
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)
AF.
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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