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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Greetings, Stephen. You seem to suppose that 'infragito' represents two words, 'in' + 'fragito' and that in the thirteenth-century text that you've been reading but do not otherwise identify the latter signifies 'strawberry patch'. Let me suggest another avenue of approach. A quick Google search of the preceding 'eius fastus sustinens' shows that there's very similar language in an early fourteenth-century text by Philippe de Vitry (or at least commonly attributed to him), _Garrit gallus flendo dolorose_. This is so close to what you have that, were it not for the difference in dating, one might think them different versions of the same composition. And where you have a curious 'infragito' it presents an ordinary imperative form 'insurgito'. Before running off to gather metaphoric strawberries perhaps you could consider whether the text you quote has not been disfigured by miscopying. In the text of _Garrit gallus flendo dolorose_ at http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/4/2/public/MMDB/Composer/H0028005.htm one reads: cum leonis cecitas obscura fraudi paret vulpis proditoris. eius fastus sustinens erroris insurgito:... I'd punctuate slightly differently (placing commas after 'proditoris' and 'erroris') and translate as follows: Since the lion's dim blindness subjects him to the deceit of the traitor fox and upholds his [the lion's] sinful arrogance, rise up. Cheers, John Dillon ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of James Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 2:56:37 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Strawberries and deceit medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Hello Stephen, I've no idea whether it's relevant, but Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights was previously known as The Strawberry Plant, or some such thing - and there's a large strawberry depicted in the central panel. I hope you come up with something back in the 13th century. It's always nice to have clues about the erudite Bosch. Cheers, Jim ________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Stephen Morris <[log in to unmask]> Sent: March 28, 2019 2:50:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [M-R] Strawberries and deceit medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Greetings, all! I recently came across the phrase "eius fastus sustinens erroris infragito" in a 13th century text. I am interested in the "strawberry patch of deception." Is anyone familiar with this allusion? Or the association of strawberry patches and deception or deceit? I eagerly await your expertise. Thank you! Stephen www.stephenmorrisauthor.com<http://www.stephenmorrisauthor.com> www.whenbrothersdwellinunity.com<http://www.whenbrothersdwellinunity.com> www.amazon.com/author/ morrisstephen<http://www.amazon.com/author/morrisstephen> ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion