Note 431 — XI. SAXON ENGLAND.
Reading edition
Institutes of Polity, &c., c. 16, 19, 23 (Thorpe, II. 325, 329, 337). It is observable that the words wif and cwene are used interchangeably to denote the consorts of priests.
Reading edition
Institutes of Polity, &c., c. 16, 19, 23 (Thorpe, II. 325, 329, 337). It is observable that the words wif and cwene are used interchangeably to denote the consorts of priests.