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bland (c.1200)

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[ FEW: 1,394b blandus; Gdf: 1,658c blant; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,990 blant; DEAF: ∅; DMF: bland; TLF: ∅; OED: bland a.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 203a blandus ]

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a.

1colourwhite:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii¹ ) Un bland colum sor sa epaule li sist 302

♦colourblond, fair:

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) Si tu vois ascun homme qi soit jaune et blaundes, fuetz t’en de ly 15

2persuasive, coaxing:

( s.xii^4/4; MS: s.xii^4/4 ) Bien la (=St Catherine) pusse aver enfrainte E sa bele (var. blande (P)MS: s.xiii²) parole esteinte 438 (var.) (Picard MS)

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