I have a few words in charter granting the rental monies to the monks of Castle Acre that I am having difficulty with.
The words are important as they may provide a clue to the name of the wife of Hervey and establish Hervey's identity.
The words are these
Domina mabit uxor huei
The word that is causing the problem is mabit, is it a name such as Mabel or Matilda or is it a term of endearment derived from amabilis, I read that the name Mabel comes from the word amabilis.
The 3 choices I have are
Lady Mabel wife of Hervey
Lady Matilda wife of Hervey
Lady, dear wife of Hervey (this option would be very disappointing as it provides no name)
Any help or guidance would be most gratefully received.
Dna (there is a horizontal line above the "n" so I assume this word is Domina
Uxor (I have seen this spelt a few different ways uoris and uxore)
Huei ( I have seen this a number of times and is a shortened version of heruei (Hervey)
The words are important as they may provide a clue to the name of the wife of Hervey and establish Hervey's identity.
The words are these
Domina mabit uxor huei
The word that is causing the problem is mabit, is it a name such as Mabel or Matilda or is it a term of endearment derived from amabilis, I read that the name Mabel comes from the word amabilis.
The 3 choices I have are
Lady Mabel wife of Hervey
Lady Matilda wife of Hervey
Lady, dear wife of Hervey (this option would be very disappointing as it provides no name)
Any help or guidance would be most gratefully received.
Dna (there is a horizontal line above the "n" so I assume this word is Domina
Uxor (I have seen this spelt a few different ways uoris and uxore)
Huei ( I have seen this a number of times and is a shortened version of heruei (Hervey)