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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Erik, > Burchard of Worms (d. 1025) repeatedly prescribes penances in multiples of a "carina", which he defines in the first article of his penitential Corrector sive medicus, as "XL dies continuos, quod vulgus carinam vocat, ita ut consuetudo est, in pane et aqua ... jejunare" (ed., H.I. Schmitz, Die Bussbuecher, v. 2, Duesseldorf, 1898, p. 409). I am not aware of an earlier source for the word. Could it come from the Latin "careo" (do without)slipping somehow into common speech? Bernadette > Dear Listmembers > > The word "carena" (karena) is a "unit" of indulgence granted with a number > of days indulgence in some rubrics to prayers around 1500-1530. If I ever > looked it up have I forgotten the meaning again. > Can anybody please enlighten me about the meaning and origin of the word > (which mostly occurs in the Netherlands, but both in Latin and > Dutch/Flemish/Lower German. > Here is a rubric as example: "De pawes clemens heuet gemaeket dit > naghescreuen ghebet ofte benedixie ende heuet ghegheuen al den ghenen de > dat lesen hundert daghe aflates ende veet ende vijftich *karenen* ende hie > en sal niet ontsien de plage der pestilencien ...etc." (perhaps somebody > could tell if Dante used the term?) > > (I'm stuck in my summerhouse as usual in July-August with 10 books - and no > large dictionaries, thus this abuse of your benevolence) > Thanks > Erik > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > Mag.art. Erik Drigsdahl CHD Center for Haandskriftstudier i Danmark > Kapelvej 25B 3.tv Phone: +45 +35 37 20 47 > DK-2200 Copenhagen N Email: <[log in to unmask]> > DENMARK http://www.chd.dk > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ----- Get your free WebMail account from Sympatico-Lycos at www.sympatico.ca ----- ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html