Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 by Various
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Restitutio, hoc est totius Ecclesiæ Apostolicæ ad sua limina
Vocatio_, &c. &c., typis mandati anno 1554, Viennæ Allobrogum, 8vo. pagg. 734," concluding with an anecdote of the rarity of the volume. There may be some to whom these "Notes" may be of use, others to whom a reply to the "Queries" may have interest, and so I send them to you. Such MSS. are of great historical importance. S.H. Athenæum, July 26. * * * * * ETYMOLOGICAL QUERIES. Any remarks on the meaning and derivation of the following words, will be thankfully received. _Rykelot_.--A magpie? _Berebarde_.--"In the fever or the _Berebarde_." _Wrusum_, or _Wursum_.--"My wounds that were healed gather new _wrusum_, and begin to corrupt." _Deale_.--Placed always between two sentences without any apparent connection with either of them. Is it an abbreviation of "Dieu le sait?" |
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