What's Old English for "petal"?

What was the Old English word for petal? (As in "rose petal".)

I've done research. And it seems the word petal is a relatively recent addition in the English language.

Solution 1:

It would appear that Shakespeare used "leaves" (and, presumably, "leaf"):

Crossing the sea from England into France, This fellow here, with envious carping tongue, Upbraided me about the rose I wear; Saying, the sanguine colour of the leaves Did represent my master's blushing cheeks, When stubbornly he did repugn the truth About a certain question in the law Argued betwixt the Duke of York and him; With other vile and ignominious terms: In confutation of which rude reproach And in defence of my lord's worthiness, I crave the benefit of law of arms.

("Sanguine", of course, has a meaning of "blood red", so it's reasonable to assume that Will did not mean the green leaves on the stem.)

Solution 2:

Old English (as also the Early Modern English of Shakespeare) distinguished the parts of the leaves. Petals then, as now, are modified leaves. The Old English word approximating the meaning of 'petal' is blÆd:

Old English blÆd Modern English a leaf blade

(From Old English to Modern English Translator, 'leaf'.)