medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
gerbert wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear Listmembers,
>
> I wonder if someone could tell me what the word "Biga" could mean in the
> context of the phrase below. It appears in an MS of English origin (13th
> century) that I am studying. After the phrase come several verses which
> do nothing to clarify its meaning.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ilya
>
> Biga communitatis fratrum minorum Ebor
The Oxford Latin Dictionary offers two definitions for biga: a horse (or
the chariot drawn by it), or a poetic description of the moon.
Perhaps the community horse of the Friars Minor at York?
Gordon
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