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weide (s.xii2)

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

weide (s.xii2)

gaide,  gayde,  geide,  guede;  uade,  ueede,  uuaide,  uuode;  vade;  wadd,  wade,  waid,  waide,  waisde,  waude,  wayd,  wayde;  wed,  wede,  wesde,  weyde;  wisde;  wod,  wode,  wood,  wot,  woyde;  wysde  (guere (l. guede) Five Med MSS 178.E702)  
  FEW:  *waizda- 9,567a Gdf: GdfC:  guede 9,733c TL: guaide 4,721 DEAF:  *guaisde G1529 DMF:  guède  TLF:  guède  OED:  woad n.1  MED:  wod(e n.1  DMLBS:  waida 3723c / woda 3739b

Because of formal similarities and a contextual overlap the word may at times have been confused with wolde ('weld, dyer's rock', a plant used in dyeing).

s.

bot. woad, Isatis tinctoria
( MS: s.xii2 )  Pernez weide od tute la racine, si la metez en un pot nof senz ewe, e faites bon fu desuz le pot tresque ele seit arse en puldre  Med Pres3 7
( MS: s.xiii )  gaudone: (L) wede (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) de gayde, wed )  TLL ii 136.51
( MS: c.1300 )  Et puis si faites pelotes reondes ausi grant come om fait torteus de gaide et puis si les (t)essués mult tresbien au solein  Pop Med 327
( 1315 )  le dit Thomas vendi weydes, forfetz des marchaunds de Amyas a Brestud  Rot Parl1 i 312
( 1415 )  novelx imposicions, et paiementz de moneye, pur lour biens et marchandises avauntditz: [...] de chescun pipe de gaide amesnee hors de la dite citee, la value de .xij. deniers Engloys  Rot Parl1 iv 77
( 1416 )  les ditz tinctours [...] parnount a lour draaps demesne tout le floure de le wood, ou de le madour en lour fates  Rot Parl1 iv 75
( MS: s.xvex )  le brocour avera pur brocage [...] wode en tonelle, pur le tonelle .ij. s.  TNA E163/9/21
textile colour blue dye prepared from the leaves of woad
( MS: c.1250 )  hec sandix (=red dye, but when glossed it is also used to refer to any dye): uade  TLL i 428.645
( c.1300 )  Et s'il trovent un drap, s'il soit fait a vente, filee et mis warenge sur weide, en avera le meire demi mar  Lib Cust 123
( MS: 1419 )  Et qe nul drape lienge soit teynt neire fors en weide  Lib Alb 273

[gdw]

See also:

guere1  wedestere  weidé  weider  wodasshe  wodegor  wodewise 
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