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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Baner(e, Banar(e, n. Also: banyre, bainer, bayner, banair; banner, benner. [ME. banere (c 1225), baner, OF. banere.] A banner; a battle-flag.(a) 1375 Barb. viii. 48.
Thai saw in battale cum arayit The vaward with baner displayit Ib. xi. 464.
Thai saw so fele browdyn baneris, Standartis, pennownys apon speris c1420 Wynt. vii. 3468.
Hys legis … That swa slayne wndyr banyre wes Ib. viii. 1801.
The lordis armys off Scotland On bayneris payntyd and penownys 1456 Hay I. 276/16.
Here spekis the doctour of armes that ar in blasouns, and of baneris and penouns c1475 Wall. i. 91.
Portcules thai drew, Set wp ȝettis syne, couth his baner schaw 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 163.
For v quartaris of tartar to the Kingis banere 1489 Ib. 111.
For sylk and odir stuf to the Kingis banere c1515 Asl. MS. I. 265/19.
He … come agane ane nother gait … with baneris of Scotland a1500 Doug. K. Hart 219.
This courtlie king … His buirelie bainer brathit vp on hicht 1517 Reg. Privy S. I. 451/1.
William Turnbule … deit under umquhile our soverane lordis baner 1533 Bell. Livy II. 65.
At the fourte vigill he rasit his baner a1578 Pitsc. I. 118/13.
He pullit vp his baner in Sanctandrois and passit to Falkland … in arreyit battell 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Banrentes.
Some vnderstandis [banrents to be] them quha bearis the Kingis Baner in his hoistfig. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 154.
Quhen sall thow. … Iustice, thi banere braid display Ib. 943.
Display the banere of our redempcioun 1560 Rolland Seven S. 81/40.
Baner of baill, the Deuil he dow not dant ȝow a1568 Bann. MS. 229 b/32.
Luke or Phebus put vp his heid. As he dois rais his baneris reid(b) c1420 Wynt. v. 4462.
Zeno … Gert this chyld pas … Wyth banare in hys oyst displayde Ib. viii. 6260.
Qwhen the flearis twa myle and mare War fled, the banaris war standand a1500 Colk. Sow i. 258.
Ȝone folk our awin frendis ar, I knaw be thair banar Ib. 280.
Borne wes his banair Vpoun a schule 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 61.
iiij banaris to the troumpatis 1506 Ib. III. 89.
To the banar for the schip c1552 Lynd. Mon. 98.
Displayand Christis banar hie on heycht 1558 St. A. Baxter Bks. 10.
For the baring of the banar(c) 1456 Hay I. 164/35.
To fynd wayes to stryke doune thair banner or thair standard c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlii. 59.
Lust bur the benner to the wall 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 33.
That … the saidis wobstaris pas all togidder … with thair banneris and vtheris derayis a1568 Scott xxi. 34.
Sen ressoun dois my benner blaw Aganis the feid of thé