Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:46:22 -0400
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Moonstone question
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Keith F. Lynch wrote:

> Mondays.  The phone number was (202) 659-2600.  At the top the coupon
> says "Somniorum Merratores" in gothic lettering over a dragon sitting
<snip>
> (I know "somniorum" means "dreams."  I haven't been able to figure out
> what "merratores" means.  Any classical scholars here?)

http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl says:

somnio -are [to dream]; with acc. [to dream of]; [to imagine foolishly].

a *arum   1   fem  plur gen
n *arum   : fem. gen. pl. 1

Merratores doesn't translate, though it does turn up on the web in a few
places.  If it's latin too, the root would seem to have to do with
deserving, earning or lodgings.

Best guess of the intended meaning: "house of dreams", or possibly,
"good dreams".

-- Mike B.