hancrēd

hancrēd, m.n: cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night. (HONK-RAID / ˈhank-ˌɹeːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a cock crowing and a man and woman watching.
Richard de Fournival’s Bestiaire d’Amour. France (Lorraine), early 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 308, f. 87v. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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