"Ormulum" meaning in All languages combined

See Ormulum on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Ormulum [canonical]
Etymology: From the author’s name, Orm, modeled after Latin speculum (“mirror”), so popular in the title of medieval Latin non-fiction works that the term speculum literature is used for the genre. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Ormulum}} the Ormulum
  1. (historical, literature) A twelfth-century work of biblical exegesis, whose author is a monk named Orm. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Books, Literature
    Sense id: en-Ormulum-en-name-5u~dyTYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing
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