Middle English Dictionary Entry
bendē̆l n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bendē̆l n. Also bandell. |
| Etymology | OF bendel |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A narrow bandage; (b) an ornamental band or stripe; (c) her. a narrow diagonal stripe, a bendlet; (d) a cord or shackle.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)33b/b : Aboue þer be bounden a pece of lede..straite & faste wiþ a bendel [*Ch.(2): a bonde] of 2 endez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)67b/b : Afterward be þer put to 2 or 3 splentez..Be þay bounden wiþ bendelez [*Ch.(2): a rolle].
b
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)10043 : An helm he had on his hed..A riche corounal wiþ perre..Þe nasel & bendeles of gold ful bryght.
c
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)2984 : Off red sendel were here baners, Wiþ þree gryffouns..And off asure a ffayr bendel.
d
- a1425 Nicod.(1) (Hrl 4196)1417 : He lowsed þan þare bandell all þat lang had bonden bene.