peace weaver
peace weaver noun: in early Teutonic culture, a noblewoman viewed as bringing about and maintaining peace between kin groups.
Noun
peace weaver (plural peace weavers)
- In early Teutonic culture, a noblewoman viewed as bringing about and maintaining peace between kin groups.
- He opened wide the treasure of his breast,
Just as the dear peace weaver bade,
The herald who had made him glad.1895, Jane Menzies, Cynewulf’s ‘Elene’: A Metrical Translation from Zupitza’s Edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, page 19 - This alliance of convenience was a classic example of the Anglo-Saxon concept of the female ‘peace weaver’ - the woman whose feminine qualities were supposed to weave new bonds of family loyalty.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 165
- He opened wide the treasure of his breast,
Forms of peace weaver
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Origin of peace weaver
Calque of Old English friþowebba, from friþ (“peace”) + webba (“weaver”).
Questions about peace weaver
- What does peace weaver mean?
- Peace weaver means in early Teutonic culture, a noblewoman viewed as bringing about and maintaining peace between kin groups.
- What part of speech is peace weaver?
- Peace weaver is a noun.
- What is the plural of peace weaver?
- The plural of peace weaver is peace weavers.
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