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Dear John,
This helps. Thank you :-)
Best greetings !
Vera
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> Dear Vera,
>
> That's what I had suspected. It's not an idiom. What it is
> is an elaboration of a common phrase: "aliquem per caputium
> trahere/capere". If you Google the simple phrase "per
> caputium" you'll find several examples.
>
> In this case, there are plural demons and the form of torment
> they are practicing is to pull their victim in different
> directions (_dis_trahere), thus driving him to distraction
> (in the sense of mental anguish).
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
>
> On Saturday, August 23, 2008, at 2:32 pm, Vera von der Osten
> - Sacken wrote:
>
> > Dear John,
> > "Per cappam vel caputium distrahebant" is the part of the
> phrase, that
> > I don't understand. I gues, this is an idiomatic. Maybe I just
> > confused the issue, but I don't have a clue. Do you know what this
> > could mean:
> > "alqm per
> > cappam vel caputium distrahere" ?
> > Best greetings !
> > Vera
> >
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> > > On Behalf Of John Dillon
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:26 PM
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> > > Subject: Re: [M-R] Question to latinists
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Vera,
> > >
> > > Within the matter that you quote what is the specific
> wording that
> > > you think might be idiomatic?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > John Dillon
> > >
> > > On Friday, August 22, 2008, at 2:11 pm. Vera von der
> Osten - Sacken
> > > wroe:
> > >
> > > > Dear listmembers,
> > > > In Jacques de Vitrys Vita beatae Mariae Oigniacensis I
> found the
> > > > following phrase. "(Quidam etiam diaboli satellites, virum
> > > nobilem &
> > > > talibus injuriis non assuetum,) per cappam vel caputium
> > > distrahebant."
> > > > I think, it is an idiom, but I have no idea, what it could
> > > mean. So I
> > > > hope for you. Can you help me ?
> > > > Many thanks in advance and best greetings !
> > > > Yours Vera
> > >
> > >
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