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baudur (c.1136-37)

The form baldur is a cross reference to the following entry:

baudur (c.1136-37)

baudor,  baudour,  baudoure,  baudure;  baldour,  baldur   (baldoire  GAIMAR1 755 bandoure (l. baudoure) bandure (l. baudure) baundour (l. bauudour?)  Art Love 133, 1145)  
  FEW:  bald 1,212a / *bald 15/i,30a Gdf:  baldor 1,562b GdfC: TL: baudor 1,887 DEAF:  baut (baudor)  DMF:  baudeur  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1emotionjoy, rejoicing
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ore ad sa gent leesce e joie e baudur  Rom Chev ANTS 5639
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  A la curt fu A. par grant joie mandee, Si refud mult pur li la baldur efforcee  Horn (O) 4951
merrymaking, laughter
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Li privé de sa nureture Demandent de la risee L’achesun ke seit mustree, Ke il s’esmerveillent tuit Queu baudur out dunc e deduit  S Edw paris ANTS 1302
2boldness
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La poez [...] esprover ta baudur E vostre hardement e vostre grant valur  Rom Chev ANTS 5998
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Du payn fist quere [...]. Il en manga a duner baudur Au frere ke out la grevaunce  S Fran ANTS 2284
( 1314-15 )  & en tant encrest as larons norissement et baudour de meffere  Rot Parl1 i 300
bravest element
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le roy A. [...] La baudur de tuit l’ost, la flur e le barnage  Rom Chev ANTS 2910
strength, power
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Reis ert e dux […] Qui demenoit itel baldur. Pur ço ert dux de Normendie  GAIMAR1 6198
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  De ewe clere l’ad enbue, Baudur e force li ad tollue  S Modw 4736
3arrogance
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Par graunt baudour le bastoun encontre Dieu pernent  BOZ Cont 32
a baudur
1gaily, happily
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A joie e a baudur se sunt donc repeirez  Rom Chev ANTS 912
2boldly, courageously
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  ben pert k’il out pour. Venuz dust estre ci devant nus a baudur  S Aub 558
3vigorously
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Roys A. i fiert a force e a vigur (var. (P: c.1310) a baldour)  Rom Chev ANTS 1912 (var.)
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  jeo lou qe ils doygnent a baudour en my la vis de cel ewispiloun  BOZ Cont 33
par (bone) (grant) baudur
1emotiongaily, happily
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Cil vus amenat par baldur Tresqu’a sa nef  FANT OUP 770
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Mult aiment largesce e honur, Cunteinent sei par grant baldur  Trist thomas2 2653
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Il le conforta par bon' baudur  S Fran ANTS 2284
2forcefully, with authority
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Sur quinze realmes regna par grant baudur  Rom Chev ANTS 7851
par baudur de
encouraged, emboldened by
( 1321-22 )  R. de M. par bandure (l. baudure) de sa grant seynorye e Mounsire R. le uncle pristrunt (= pret.6) encountre nostre Seygnur le Roy  Rot Parl1 i 400
estre en baudur
emotionto be happy
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki orainz esteit maz, ore est en baudur  FANT OUP 1522
faire baudur
to act boldly
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  [B]aruns, kar faites grant baldur. Si me faites rendre m’onur  GAIMAR1 1877
(em)prendre baudur de
to pluck up courage to
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (The disciples) pristrent de prier baldur  Mirur3 4962
( 1314-15 )  par affiaunce de tiel allouance meynt home prent bandoure (l. baudoure) de murdrer  Rot Parl1 i 291
( 1352 )  tiels clerks en serroient [...] duement puniz, ensi que nul clerk enprendroit mes baudure  (ed. mesbaudure) de ensy mesfaire  GRANDISSON 78

See also:

baudorie 
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