A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420-1475, 1574-1587
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Blason, Blasoun, n. Also: blasoune, -owne, -ane; blassoun, -one; blaisson. [ME. blasoun (c 1325), blason, OF. blason.] A shield or breastplate bearing a charge or coat of arms; the charge or coat of arms itself; a badge of office of this nature.c1420 Wynt. viii. 4877.
Willame off Spens percit a blasowne And throw thre fawld off awbyrchowne ?1438 Alex. i. 919.
With speris … thai … straik sic straikis till blasonis, Thirlit haistaly thare habirgeonis ?1438 Ib. 1046.
Sa that nouther scheld nor blassone Availlit him of ane buttoune 1456 Hay I. 276/16.
Here spekis the doctour of armes that ar in blasouns, and of baneris and penouns 1456 Ib. 278/7.
A beste … to bere in his schelde, and on his cote of armes, … or in blasoun apon his heraulde or persevandis brest c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace v. 267.
He straik the fyrst but baid in the blasoune c1475 Ib. ix. 265.
The rede blasonys thai had born in-to wer 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 365.
That nane suld tak upoun hand to execute ony chargeis without his blason, blawing horne and tippet wand 1575 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 658/1.
Gevin to ane goldsmyth to mak Jhone ane blasane … and wand 1587 Acts III. 450/1.
That they have new blaissonis of siluer in … ane honest and cumlie forme
