Middle English Dictionary Entry
bland-corn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bland-corn n. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. Swed. dial. blandkorn & E dial. (Yks.) blend-corn. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. blenden.
1.
A blend of wheat and rye sown together.
Associated quotations
- (1382) Halmote R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.82174 : iiij thrav. de blandcorn.
- (1383) Halmote R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.82178 : iiij quart de ord. et blandkorn.
- (1394) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29183 : In campis..x acrae de blandcorne.
- (1395) Cart.Whitby in Sur.Soc.72577 : Dimid. quart. bland-korne.
- (1446) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.295 : ij qu. et dim. de Blandcorn.