sterre of þe see
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Latin Stella Maris, an epithet for the Virgin Mary. Arose as a scribal mistranscription of stilla maris ("drop of the sea"), which in turn was an interpretation of Mary's name in Aramaic, Maryam, as Hebrew מר (mar, "drop") + ים (yam, "sea").
Proper noun[edit]
- (Christianity) The Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: Star of the Sea
References[edit]
- “sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.