Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
maille
Here's the prayer:
« Monsieur saint Jean,
Passant par ici,
Sur son chemin,
Trois vierges trouvit.
Il leur dit : Que faites-vous ici ?
Nous guérissons la maille. Que le mal s'en aille.
O Vierges, guérissez avec ardeur le mal des deux personnes et leur douleur.
Maille, feu de grief, feu de quoi que ce soit : onglets, migraines, araignées. Je te commande de
n'avoir plus de puissance sur leurs yeux que n'en eurent les juifs le jour de Pâques sur le corps
du Christ. »
Thanks for any help!
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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polyglot45
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Jun 25, 2010 12:04: Claire Nolan changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
leucoma
hence the references to eyes
see
"leucoma - eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leucoma
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-06-25 09:26:12 GMT)
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see also
"Albugo oculorum. White speck on the eyes. The Greeks generally named it leucoma: the Latins and ancient authors, nubes, pterygium, pannux oculi,onyx,ftaralamfisis,argema,and aegides; Dr.wallis the albuginous, or pearly corneal speck. The French name it tache blanche, if it shines; the Latins, marga-rita; the Greeks, the French, perle; Dr. Cullen, caligo cornet".
http://chestofbooks.com/health/reference/London-Medical-Dict...
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-06-25 09:32:16 GMT)
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also
"Old French maille in sense ‘corneal opacity, leucoma’ (late 11th cent.; compare MACULA)"
http://agenda.nana10.co.il/171/forum/133797
http://books.google.com/books?id=f_Qap3_F8x8C&pg=PA240&lpg=P...
and
http://books.google.com/books?id=lhYTPTaO4R8C&pg=PA126&lpg=P...
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Note added at 41 mins (2010-06-25 09:54:13 GMT)
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@ smadkins - I have good dictionaries ;-)
I'm not aware that it refers to a part of the eye as well, but maybe a specialist in Old French could confirm that or not ?
| Wow! Fast. This seems to be the answer. Thanks a lot. It also appears to refer to a part of the eye itself.... |
Reference comments
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
maille
taie sur la prunelle des yeux
définition taie : tache opaque sur la cornée
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
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