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Quotation dates: 1450-1513
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Tymeral(l, Tymbrel(l, n. Also: tymmerall, tymbrall, tymbril(l, timbral, tymyllar; (tynralle, tynneral(l). [f. or f. as Tymmer n.3] = Tymmer n.3 a crest.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 613 (A).
Four helmes full faire, And in thair tymeralis [B. tynnerallis] tryid trewly thai bere The plesand povne 1494 Loutfut MS 115b.
Thair suld na man werre his … tymerall apon a clos-lummit bassnatt bot he that [etc.] … and all othir noblis suld bere the tymerall of thair armes abone a helme & hewmant 1494 Loutfut MS 144b.
Quhar ony man puttis wp his armes with his tymmerall & the scheild hingand thairat he suld ay hing it be the rycht nwke of the targate 1494 Loutfut MS 144b.
The tymmerall suld be alway apart or preparative of the armes quhar by a noble man suld be knawyn to his men frendis or fais in tyme of melle quhen his cote of armes may nocht be sene(b) 1460 Hay Alex. 1286.
Thair creistis and thair timbralis vp thai set 1513 Doug. ii vii 88.
The portratour of armys was mysknaw All war bot Grekis tymbrellis [Ruddim. tymbrillis] at thai saw 1513 Doug. vii xiii 9.
With cristis thre lyke til ane lokkyrrit mane Tharon as tymbrill [Sm. tymbrall] standing Chymera 1513 Doug. ix ii 40.
Hys goldin helm, with tymbrel al blude rede 1513 Doug. xii vi 145.
Hys bissy movand tymbrell euery art Catchis the wynd 1513 Doug. xii viii 114.
This speir … Of hys basnet the tymbrell quyte doun bair, And smait away the creistit toppis hie(c) 1460 Hay Alex. 5861.
Armit knichtis with tymyllaris and trapouris On armit hors with goldin covertouris With pynnons, pynsalis, baneris … Helmis [etc.](d) 1460 Hay Alex. 4073.
To the ground him bare and his destralle Quhill in the erde was stikand his tynralle
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