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Mon Mar 27 16:23:56 UTC 2023

the word "frenesim" in Portuguese means "frenzy," and "frenesi" is a
variant. (they are pronounced the same).
probably in other Latin-based languages as well, or similar.

frenesim - Dicionário Online Priberam de Português
<https://dicionario.priberam.org/frenesim>
frenesi - Dicionário Online Priberam de Português
<https://dicionario.priberam.org/frenesi>

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 4:25 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Reading the Summoner's Tale from Chaucer, I found this:
> 2208 His sike heed is ful of vanytee;
> His sick head is full of foolishness;
> 2209 I holde hym in a manere frenesye."
> I consider him in a sort of delirium."
> Origin of the name Frenesi (in the song, at least)?
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