English Explanatory Dictionary

peace weaver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In early Teutonic culture, a noblewoman viewed as bringing about and maintaining peace between kin groups.

Word forms

peace weaver peace weavers

Etymology

Calque of Old English friþowebba, from friþ (“peace”) + webba (“weaver”).

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