Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)

Name: Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)
Author: Scott, Walter

Scott, Walter

France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction

=Mainour=, a thing stolen, discovered in the hands of the
     thief.

     =Malecredence=, mistrust.

     =Merlin=, a kind of hawk, formerly trained to hunt game
     birds.

     =Minnesinger=, a poet-minstrel of mediæval Germany.

     =Montero-cap=, a horseman's scarlet cap of fine Spanish
     cloth trimmed with fur.

     =Morisco=, a Moor of Spain.

     =Palmer=, a pilgrim to the Holy Land.

     "=Par amours=," forbidden love.

     =Partisan=, a kind of pike or halberd.

     =Peltry=, skins and furs of wild animals.

     =Pight=, pitched, placed, fixed.

     =Ptisan=, a decoction of barley.

     =Rigadoon=, a dance with a peculiar hopping step.

     "=Roba di guadagno=," profitable goods.

     =Romaunt=, a story or tale in verse.

     =Saltire-wise=, two lines crossing one another diagonally
     like a St. Andrew's cross.

     =Samite=, a textile made of gold cloth or satin.

     =Schlaf-trunk=, a sleeping-draught.

     =Schwarz-bier=, black beer.

     =Schwarz-reiter=, a German mercenary horse-soldier

     =Seigniory=, the right of ownership vested in a feudal
     superior or lord.

     =Shaveling=, a priest.

     =Soothfast=, true, worthy of belief.

     =Stoup=, a drinking-cup.

     =Strappado=, a cruel form of military punishment.

     =Strick-kind=, the child of the cord--the prisoner on trial
     before the Vehmic Tribunal.

     =Switzer=, a native of Switzerland.

     =Thane=, intermediate between a freeman and a noble.

     =Treillage=, trellis-work.

     =Vail=, to doff, to lower, to take off.

     =Verjämbt=, condemned by the Vehmic Tribunal.

     =Vestiary=, a room for keeping vestments.

     =Visne=, venue, the place where a law action can be tried.

     =Wapentake=, an old subdivision of the English counties.

     =Warrand=, a defender.

     =Wassail=, ale or wine sweetened and flavoured with spices.

     =Welked=, marked with protuberances or ridges.

     =Wimple=, a shawl worn by women out of doors.

     =Wroge=, =Vroge=, lists of offences that called for the
     attention of the court.

     =Yung-herr=, =Jung-her=, =Junker=, a young man.

     =Zechin=, a Venetian gold coin, worth from 9_s._ to 10_s._

     END OF VOL. I.

     _Printed by_ BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
     _Edinburgh and London._

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Transcriber's note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization (e.g. his
grace/Grace) in the original document have been preserved.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)Scott, Walter

History

Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)

Scott, Walter

France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction

=Mainour=, a thing stolen, discovered in the hands of the
     thief.

     =Malecredence=, mistrust.

     =Merlin=, a kind of hawk, formerly trained to hunt game
     birds.

     =Minnesinger=, a poet-minstrel of mediæval Germany.

     =Montero-cap=, a horseman's scarlet cap of fine Spanish
     cloth trimmed with fur.

     =Morisco=, a Moor of Spain.

     =Palmer=, a pilgrim to the Holy Land.

     "=Par amours=," forbidden love.

     =Partisan=, a kind of pike or halberd.

     =Peltry=, skins and furs of wild animals.

     =Pight=, pitched, placed, fixed.

     =Ptisan=, a decoction of barley.

     =Rigadoon=, a dance with a peculiar hopping step.

     "=Roba di guadagno=," profitable goods.

     =Romaunt=, a story or tale in verse.

     =Saltire-wise=, two lines crossing one another diagonally
     like a St. Andrew's cross.

     =Samite=, a textile made of gold cloth or satin.

     =Schlaf-trunk=, a sleeping-draught.

     =Schwarz-bier=, black beer.

     =Schwarz-reiter=, a German mercenary horse-soldier

     =Seigniory=, the right of ownership vested in a feudal
     superior or lord.

     =Shaveling=, a priest.

     =Soothfast=, true, worthy of belief.

     =Stoup=, a drinking-cup.

     =Strappado=, a cruel form of military punishment.

     =Strick-kind=, the child of the cord--the prisoner on trial
     before the Vehmic Tribunal.

     =Switzer=, a native of Switzerland.

     =Thane=, intermediate between a freeman and a noble.

     =Treillage=, trellis-work.

     =Vail=, to doff, to lower, to take off.

     =Verjämbt=, condemned by the Vehmic Tribunal.

     =Vestiary=, a room for keeping vestments.

     =Visne=, venue, the place where a law action can be tried.

     =Wapentake=, an old subdivision of the English counties.

     =Warrand=, a defender.

     =Wassail=, ale or wine sweetened and flavoured with spices.

     =Welked=, marked with protuberances or ridges.

     =Wimple=, a shawl worn by women out of doors.

     =Wroge=, =Vroge=, lists of offences that called for the
     attention of the court.

     =Yung-herr=, =Jung-her=, =Junker=, a young man.

     =Zechin=, a Venetian gold coin, worth from 9_s._ to 10_s._

     END OF VOL. I.

     _Printed by_ BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
     _Edinburgh and London._

      *      *      *      *      *      *

Transcriber's note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization (e.g. his
grace/Grace) in the original document have been preserved.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)

Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)

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