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purpre (s.xii1/3)

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purpre (s.xii1/3)

porpre,  poupre,  pourpre,  purpeir,  purpere,  purpir,  pupre,  purpur,  purpure  (poirpre  3509 prupre  4070 (var.))  
[ FEW: 9,616a purpura; Gdf: 6,303b porpre 1; GdfC: ; TL: 7,1991 porpre; DEAF:  porpre; DMF:  pourpre 1; TLF:  pourpre 1; OED:  purpure n. and adj.; MED:  purpur(e n.; DMLBS: 2585b purpureus ]

a.

colourcrimson, purple, colour obtained from mollusc dye (frequently used for royal or imperial clothing)
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Panthere (=a stone) est neire, ruige e verte, E pale, purpre e rosinete  65.880
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En un poupre blialt fut sis corps fresele  140 (var.)
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Blanz dras de soie e porpre sont sa vesteure  p.187
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Nul lur meke purra chater: Argent ne or ne peres preciouses, Margarites ne bises ne dras gloroses, Pourpres e seies e fuz de thim  980

s.

1colourcrimson, purple, colour obtained from mollusc dye (frequently used for royal or imperial clothing)
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E purprine colur Mustre estrange Seignur Ki sufri passiun, Que par purpre entendum  2464
( MS: s.xiii )  ostri: (C) purpre  ii 31
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En cest regione fu purpre primes trové e oygnemenz e especes  9
2textile crimson, purple cloth, worn to denote royal or imperial rank
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Montast le en son cheval, de purpre (var. (P: c.1310) porpre) affublé  3754
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  lequel conust overer en or [...] en purpre, coctine et en jacincte  287va
( MS: c.1330-40 )  pus tei ousterent le mauntel de pourpre e te vestirent tes autres dras  258
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  lors pristront un vestement Du pourpre et si l’ont revestu  28722
costume(the) purple, garment worn to denote royal or imperial rank
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1 )  Sa vesture le unt tolu E purpre par escharne vestu  194
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Tullius [...] primes usa purpre  64.14
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  li envoia une purpre tres riche et une coroune  102.19
textilerich silken cloth
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li coverturs de sabelin Vols fu de purpre alexandrin  11.182
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Deske a terre pent la suzsele Ke fut de un bon purpre samit  7951
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  la femme estoit environez De purpre e d’escharlet, e deorrez De or, de margariz e peres preciouses  1045

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See also:

enpurpuré  furfuré1  purple  purprie  purprin  purprine  purpuresse 
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