Wed 4 Dec, 2019 09:44 pm - Could it mean seaweed? With "thyrsus" meaning the stalk or stem of a plant or leafy vine and "oleo" meaning musty or stinky? That might be a stretch, I don't know. (view)
Wed 4 Dec, 2019 09:29 pm - Hi, I've been working through a Medieval/Early Modern Latin text and can't find a translation for this word: "olothryus". Around it he talks about jellyfish and sponges but... (view)