Middle English Dictionary Entry
blander n.
Entry Info
| Forms | blander n. Also blondere. |
| Etymology | From blaunden . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Flatterer.
Associated quotations
- (1296) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 1080 : Thom. le Blandur.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)61/12 : Blondere [Vices & V.(2): losengeres] and misziggere byeþ of one scole.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)177/8 : To hiere..þe misziggeres and þe blonderes [Vices & V.(2): flaterers].