[ANSTHRLD] "hearts inverted" (was: Lovecock, a cock rising)

[Tim McDaniel]

On Thu, 5 Aug 2010, Coblaith Muimnech <Coblaith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Where period emblazons are concerned, some of them do look just like simple
> geometric hearts turned point-up.  Others are more lovingly detailed
> <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001430/image_309>.

Under the name "de Colleono".  Given that
<http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/cullion> gives
the etymology as "Middle English coilon, testicle, from Old French
coillon, from Latin culleus, bag", it looks like the word made it into
a third language.

Popp Hymmen
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com