saiburel
, say + burel.
Searchable Lemmata: saiburel (AF).
Alternate Forms: sayburel.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Textile;
a striped or panelled cloth with sections of different colours; glossing Latin stragulatus. Cf. ray sense 2.(ante 1300)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, compound of saie (see say 1) + burel (q.v.). Exactly what is intended is unclear; in texts of this date burel normally refers to the fabric (rather than a garment made of the same); saie in this context may mean 'silk' (< Latin saeta) or a heavier cloth or blanket (< Latin sagum); the two senses were confused in French at an early date. The gloss of stragulatus and accompanying Latin explanation make it clear that a striped or panelled textile of more than one colour (and perhaps more than one kind of fabric, though that is not specified) is intended.
WF: Compound
Etym Cog: stragula (L).
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