Re: [tied] Cockatrice

Very interesting stuff Piotr. All three renditions
came through fine for me. I'll leave the first and
last sentence for your orientation. GK
--- Piotr Gasiorowski <piotr.gasiorowski@...>
wrote:

>
> Looks like some kind of curse. I'll try again
> cutting it up into shorter paragraphs. Sorry for
> these repetitions.
>
> ----------
>
> The sense-history of this word is exceedingly
> curious. /..../ As told
> of the basilisk, this appears already in Albertus
> Magnus (who however disbelieves it), in
> Bartholomaeus Anglicus, etc.
>
> Piotr
>
>
>

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