stramentum
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Searchable Lemmata: stramentum (L).
Alternate Forms: stramen, stramenta.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Furnishing;
bedding. Refers to both the filling of a mattress for sleeping on (with straw, etc.), and also to bedcovers, rugs, etc.(circa 1000 - post 1450)
1. Stramenta autem lectorum sufficiant matta et sagum lena et capitulæ bedreaf bedda genihtsumiað & hwitel & wesline & heafudrægel.
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[DOE BenRGl (0491 (55.93.2))]
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
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2(n.)
Accessory;
a saddle-cloth (in the form stramen; see Revised Medieval Latin Word-List, p. 454). No citations available.(circa 730)
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Classical Latin, a word with the etymological meaning of 'that which is strewn', such as straw or rushes; hence bedding or padding made with straw or similar. Also occasionally used in antiquity to mean 'bedcover, rug', etc.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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