Middle English Dictionary Entry
ornomancī n.
Entry Info
Forms | ornomancī n. |
Etymology | Cp. Gr. ornithomanteia & ML mancia divination. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Divination by studying birds, ornithomancy.
Associated quotations
- c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods (Trin-C R.3.19)869 : Vertew..Som he refusyd..Nygromansy..Adryomancy, Ornomancy, with Pyromancy.