blodius

blodius [cf. OF bleu, blou v. et. blavus, bludus] , blue cloth or colour. b (adj.) blue. c azure (her.). d purple. 1316 j curtepy de bludeo (St. Ives) Law Merch. I 101; s1345 dedit ‥ unum lectum de ~io Hist. Durh. 3; 1380 unam peciam de ~eo de banquers Test. Karl. 131; 1391 pro j ulna et dim. de ~eo de Lyra Ac. H. Derby 90; 1402 una toga duplicata de rubeo et ~io (Inq.) DocCOx 238; 1503 cum aurifrigerio ‥ cum ~io intexto Invent. Ch. Ch. 130.  b s1405 equitando ‥ in ~ia chimera et manicis chimere ejusdem coloris existentibus (Martyrium R. Scrope) Misc. Scrope 307; 1411 capa ‥ de velveto ~io Lit. Cant. III 112; 1418 lego ‥ unam tunicam †blancam [? l. blaveam] seu blodii coloris Reg. Heref. 44; 1425 duos pannos ~ei coloris (Pat) Foed. X 346; 1432 septem deifice virtutes in puellaribus effigiebus ‥ solis indute jubaribus super femora ~ia celestina (Reventus Hen. VI) MGL III 459; blew of colore, ~ius PP; 1488 pro v li. de colore ~io Anglice blew orch et blew yonde (Ac. Eton) Arch. Hist. Camb. I 412n.  c s1399 arma de rubio cum ligamine ~io Ad. Usk 38.  d 1560 ij virg’ velv[et]purple alias blod’ pro le facing Ac. LChamb. 53 f. 27.