Middle English Dictionary Entry
bē̆ndẹ̄ adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | bē̆ndẹ̄ adj. |
| Etymology | OF bendé ppl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Ornamented with bands or stripes; (b) her. having a diagonal stripe, bendy.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)19227 : Of blak fustyan was his gowne, alle the slyttes with orfreys bendee.
b
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)281 : The vjte bataile..bar a baner of sendall of ynde, beende [OF bendee], therin a lyon of siluer.