lunula
.
Searchable Lemmata: lunulus (L).
Alternate Forms: lunulis.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Jewellery;
necklace or band of metal worn about the neck, probably with the front shaped like a crescent moon..(circa 800)
2. quem antequam regenerantis gratiae uulua parturiret et sacrosancti baptismatis rudimenta cognosceret, in catecuminorum gradu et competentium statu stipem pauperculis porrigentem agapemque egentibus erogantem, cum nocturnae membra quieti dedisset, caeleste beauit oraculum, quique pro adepta integritatis corona et fausta uirginitatis infula, quas uelut regale diadema ac gemmatas crepundiorum lunulas indefessis uiribus meta tenus seruare satagebat, miris uirtutum signis effulsisse memoratur.
Biblical/Hagiographic.
[LexP Aldh deVirgProse (Gwara) (26.19-28)]
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
2(n.)
Jewellery;
ornament, pin.(circa 800)
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
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Archaeological Evidence:
Though rare, metal necklets with crescent-shaped fronts have been found in early Anglo-Saxon graves, with typically female grave-goods at Emscote, Warwickshire, and in what may have been a boy's grave at Wakerley, Northamptonshire. Owen-Crocker, G. R. (2004) pp. 89. 127.
