‘De aymant en dyamant’: Lexical transmutations in the works of Philippe de Mézières

In Old French the same term, pierre daymant , can designate both diamonds and lodestones; by the late fourteenth century, the names diverge, becoming dyamant and aymant . Even after this lexical development, residual resemblances remain. Philippe de Mézières exploits the minerals’ erstwhile identifi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postmedieval a journal of medieval cultural studies 2020-03, Vol.11 (1), p.102-111
1. Verfasser:	Singer, Julie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	14th century Cultural and Media Studies Cultural studies Diachronic analysis Diamonds Digital Humanities Fiction French language History of Medieval Europe Language Literature Medieval Literature Metaphor Names
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