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

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  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
blaundour,  blaundur  

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1idle gossip, tale-bearer: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Nuveles fuez Ke trové ne seez Blaundur [ne] tenu  249
2 flattery, blandishment: 
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Hem dit [suvent] que ventre feit Munter en blandur et [en] heit  1546
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1296 )  Thomas le Blandur  Blunder
( 1379 )  Willelmo Blaundour  Blunder
blandie  blandiesse  blandin  blandir  blandise  blandiser  blandissement  blandissour 
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