corsned
Meanings
noun
- A consecrated piece of bread given to a person suspected of a crime, indicating innocence if swallowed easily and guilt if it stuck in the throat; a morsel of execration.
Word forms
Etymology
From Old English corsnǽd (literally “chosen piece”).
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