stēam

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stēam, m.n: steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits hot vapour, blood. (STAY-ahm / ˈsteːam)

The Alphonso Psalter, c. 1284-1316. British Library, Add MS 24686, fol. 14v.

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