Middle English Dictionary Entry
aeromance n.
Entry Info
| Forms | aeromance n. Also aeremance, aermancie. |
| Etymology | OF; cp. ML aeromantia (from Gr.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Divination by air, aeromancy.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)6.1301 : Of the fyr the Piromance With questions..He tempteth ofte, and ek also Aeremance in juggement.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)20708 : My secounde scoler in the hayr..At alle tymes doth devyne; And therfor..Hyr name ys callyd 'Aermancye.'
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)19/33 : Aristotiles..wolde shewe..the maner of comparacion and pouste of sterres by astronomye, and..the art of constreynyng and naturell worchyng in..aerymancie, piromancy, ydromancy, and geomancie.
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