leoþu-cræftig

leoþu-cræftig, adj: skilful with the limbs. (LEH-oh-thuh-KRAFF-tee / ˈlɛɔ-θʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

A man on stilts playing a pipe with an animal-head in a genealogical chronicle of English kings. England, last quarter of the 13th century. British Library, Royal 14 B V, Membrane 1.

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