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Hisperic, a.|hɪˈspɛrɪk|
[ad. med.L. Hisperica (see def.). Cf. G. hisperisch.]
Epithet of a variety of mediæval Latin, of which Hisperica Famina (probably of the 6th century) is a notable example, characterized by a highly artificial vocabulary of which the use of borrowed words of Hebrew, Greek, and other origin is a salient feature.
1904W. P. Ker Dark Ages 35 The ‘Hisperic’ vocabulary, which is that of Apuleius, Florus, Martianus Capella, exaggerated out of all measure. 1907Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. I. 69 The hymn..known as Altus prosator contains very marked specimens of Hisperic Latinity. 1931E. J. Jones Hist. Educ. Wales I. 179 Hisperic words are included in the Anglo-Saxon glossaries of the tenth century. 1948E. S. Duckett Anglo-Saxon Saints & Scholars i. 75 Rhyming eight-syllabled lines, again filled with uncouth Hisperic words. |