halvendel
Middle English
Noun
halvendel
- (obsolete) half of an object, a half portion
- 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, modernized spelling edition:
- Because that man is the most noble creature in earth, and also for he hath lordship above all beasts, therefore make they the halvendel of idol of a man upwards; and the tother half of an ox downwards, and of serpents, and of other beasts and diverse things, that they worship, that they meet first at morrow.
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References
- “halvendēl, n, adj, and adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.