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blandur (s.xiiex)
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blandur (s.xiiex)

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blaundour,  blaundur  
  FEW:  blandire 1,394a Gdf:  blandeur 1,657a GdfC: ∅ TL: blandëor 1,988 DEAF:  blandir (blandeor)  DMF:  blandeur 1  / blandeur 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  blander n.  MED:  blander n.  DMLBS:  blanditor 202c

s.

1idle gossip, tale-bearer: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Nuveles fuez Ke trové ne seez Blaundur [ne] tenu  cato everard ants 249
2 flattery, blandishment: 
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Hem dit [suvent] que ventre feit Munter en blandur et [en] heit  S Edm (Rich) 1546
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1296 )  Thomas le Blandur  Family Names Blunder
( 1379 )  Willelmo Blaundour  Family Names Blunder

See also:

blandie  blandiesse  blandin  blandir  blandise  blandiser  blandissement  blandissour 
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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