Oxna-ford

Oxna-ford, n: Oxford, a place-name meaning ‘ford of the oxen’. (AWK-sna-vord / ˈɔk-sna-vɔrd)

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Der Naturen Bloeme, by Jacob van Maerlant. Flanders or Utrecht, 15th-century. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, 76 E 4, f. 10r. From The Medieval Bestiary.

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