Middle English Dictionary Entry
purpel adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | purpel adj. Also purple, purpul(le, porpil(le, porpul & (errors) pupel, puppull. |
| Etymology | OE (Nhb.) purpul, from L. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. purpur(e adj.
1.
(a) Purple, dark crimson, or violet; of a cloth or garment: dyed in a purplish or crimson hue, often denoting royalty; also, of a liturgical vestment: denoting a penitential season; (b) ~ pal, a rich linen dyed purple; royal or imperial clothing; ~ pal wede, a garment made of rich purple cloth; (c) ~ colour (heu), a purple or crimson color; ~ heued, of a purple hue; ~ rede, purplish red, crimson; (d) her. of a purple tincture.
Associated quotations
a
- (1415) Invent.Agincourt in Archaeol.7093 : Vnum vestimentum simplex de serico puppull [?read: purpull] lineatum de Tartaryn de eodem colore.
- c1425 WBible(2) (Bod 296)Ex.25.4 : Purpul [Roy: Ȝe schulen take gold, and siluer, and bras, iacynt and purpur and reed silk].
- (1436) EEWills107/34 : Y wol that Thomas Rothewell haue myn Prymour & myn purple goune furred with martrons.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)6.123 : Thou hast..Spared [not] ther crownys nor ther purpil weedis, Ther goldene sceptris.
- c1450(?a1422) Lydg.LOL (Dur-U Cosin V.2.16)1.819 : Godd..Provydede hathe, by Iust purvyaunce, The purpull silke vnto his moders chaunce.
- c1450 Hayle be thou Mary most (Eg 3307)p.125 : Thou ert eke the purpyl rose That whylom grewe in Jerico.
- (1466) Rec.St.Stephen in Archaeol.5037 : Item, j hole vestment of rede purpyl silke.
- (1466) Rec.St.Stephen in Archaeol.5038 : Item, j nothir purpyll chesebyll for gode fryday.
- (1471) Paston (EETS)1.633 : I pray ȝow to bye me iij ȝerddys of porpyl schamlet, price þe ȝerd iiij s.
- (1474) Paston (EETS)1.592 : I lefft in your chambyr at London..the doblet of porpyll sateyn.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)631 : Ther was a kyng..Which cast away..His purpil [vr. purpul] mantil, his garnement roiall.
b
- a1275 *St.Marg.(2) (Trin-C B.14.39)107 : Ciclatoun ant purpel [vr. purpure] pal scaltou haue to wede.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6657 : Gold and siluer and purpel pelles..þe paiens þer hadden late.
- c1330 Body & S.(5) (Auch)p.26 : Whare be..Þi cendel and þi purpelpalle [vr. riche palles]?
- ?c1350 Swete ihu cryst (BodLtrg 104)16 : At prime ihesus was y-lad pilatus by-fore..At hondren..In schorn he was i-wonden in purpil-palle wede.
- c1390 KTars (Vrn)42/358 : In cloþ of riche purpel palle..Bi þe soudan heo was sette.
- a1425 NPass.(Cmb Gg.5.31)123/1203 : Þai did apon hym a purpill pall [vr. purpyl palle] And fell on knese before hym all.
- c1450(a1400) Libeaus (Clg A.2)870 : After hym com ryde A lady..Was clodeþ yn purpel pall.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)391 : Of gode sylke and of purpull palle, Mantels above they caste all.
c
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.1904 : It is rad in bookis that be trewe, How first in Tire was founde purpil hewe.
- ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh 10.90)132/3 : Pounntnedele or stikpyle..haȝt a flour purpul colour.
- ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh 10.90)150/4 : Þe lewys are qwyth, and it haȝt a flour purpyl colour [vr. þat is of purpul colour].
- c1450(?a1422) Lydg.LOL (Dur-U Cosin V.2.16)1.808 : Thelke kyng..was cladde in Rede of purpill hewe.
- a1475(1430) Lydg.St.Marg.(Dur-U Cosin V.2.14)25 : This daysye, with leves rede and white, Purpul hewed..Whan that hir blode was shad oute by victorye..Thorugh martyrdam.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.15 : Muscles in whom margarites be founde of euery coloure, as redde of a purpulle coloure..but most specially white.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)311 : Of purpil red was His roial clothyng.
- a1500 Bod.EMisc.Lapid.(BodEMisc e.558)28/168 : Þe Amatiste is a purpill colour & shynynge.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)p.69 : Amatitus is a ston like to purpull red as..wyne or red rose in color.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)p.70 : Also isodre seiþe þat amitistus is pupel [read: purpel] red in color & is medeled with þe color of violet, as it were a blasinge rose.
d
- (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.3 (Hrl 2169)197 : [Gules a golden castle..quartering silver a lion] porpyll.
- (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.3 (Hrl 2169)203 : A bordore sylvyr [with] lyonys purpull.
- (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.7193 : [Silver a lion] porpull [with a forked tail]..Gold and purpull plomte.