medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
--- Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> In my neck of the woods, "discalced" means "wearing sandals, not
> shoes." What's it like in other necks of other woods?
> MG
The SOED hedges its bets: 'barefoot, wearing only sandals.' Reminds me
of Chaucer's 'naked and in my sherte.'
Bill.
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