Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 2 (of 2)Scott, Walter
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Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 2 (of 2)
Scott, Walter
France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction
=Strick-kind=, the child of the cord--the prisoner on trial
before the Vehmic Tribunal.
=Stube=, a sitting-room, a public room.
=Talliage=, a subsidy, a tax.
"=Tiers état=," the third estate, or representatives of the
people.
=Turnpike-stair=, a spiral or winding staircase.
=Vambrace=, the piece of armour that covered the forearm.
=Violer=, a player on a viol, a kind of violin.
=Visard=, a mask to cover the face.
=Wass-ail=, ale or wine sweetened and flavoured with spices.
=Wassel-song=, a drinking or carousing song.
=Welked=, marked with protuberances or ridges.
=Yungfrau=, =Jungfrau=, a young girl.
=Yung-herren=, =Jung-herren=, =Junker=, the sons of a German
minor noble.
=Zechin=, a Venetian gold coin, worth from 9_s._ to 10_s._
END OF VOL. II.
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