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azur (s.xiim)

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azur (s.xiim)

azeur,  azeure,  azure;  azurs;  asur,  asure,  aisur;  arsurs  
[ FEW: 19,107a lazward; Gdf: ; GdfC: 8,263a azur; TL: 1,613 asur; DEAF: ; DMF:  azur; TLF:  azur; OED:  azure n. and a.; MED:  asur n.1 and a.; DMLBS: 172b azurum ]

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1colourazure
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (the sapphire) Al ciel resemble kant est purs E sen nues, quant n’est oscurs (var. (D: 1276-77) Ou a aisur, quant n’est oscurs)  34.166
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  eschekerez esteit le mur sicum de sinopre e de azur  110
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tant bel escu covert d’or e d’asure  (B) 8443
( MS: s.xiii1 )  asuram: (R) asure  255.169
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Virent les ymages depeintes De sinople & de asur teintes […]  233.52
herald.colourazure
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Haubers ont e escuz teint de inde e de azurs (var. (C: s.xiiim) d’azurs; (P: c.1310) d'arsurs)  6318
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Banier avoit e par droit conte De sis pecys la vous mesur Barree de argent e de asur  102.66
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  Sire R. de Quynty porte l’escu d’azeur ové vj. losenges entiers d’or  118
2colourtextileblue colour, dye
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiim )  De azur: Prenge ewe de funtaine et de la gume arabica [...] et quisez en un' escale de of. Puis lavez l'azur en un bacin  206
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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