(a) The distinctive banner of a lord or country, carried as a rallying-point in the van of battle, flown by a ship, or displayed on state occasions; beren a ~; under ~, in combat; (b) a)raisen ~, a)reren (braiden, displaien) ~, raise or display a banner as a sign of the onset of battle; enter into battle, start a campaign; (c) a)waiten on ~, folwen (seuen) ~, follow (someone's) leadership in combat, be on his side; under the kinges ~, on the king's side.

A pennant (hanging from a trumpet).

(a) A banner bearing a religious device, displayed either in the church or in procession; ~ cloth; ~ staf (pole), a pole from which banners are hung in procession or as a church fixture; (b) a banner of a city company or guild.

Fig. (a) A banner symbolizing approach; an advance sign; (b) a protective banner; a symbol of protection; (c) ?a symbol of availability; (d) a symbolic embodiment, object, or sign; a symbol.

(a) A representation of a banner; (b) a decorative garland (round the neck of a roasted boar).

A combat company or troop ranged under a particular banner.

Combs. (a) ~ berer; (b) ~ cloth, a baner (sense 3); (c) ~ hol, a hole for a rope or pole from which a banner is hung; (d) ~ lugge, a banner pole; (e) ~ man; (f) ~ pol; (g) ~ shaft; (h) ~ staf.