or-ildu

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

or-ildu, f.n: extreme old age. (OR-ILL-duh / ˈɔr-ˌɪl-dʌ)

Marginal detail in the Smithfield Decretals (in a section that tells the biblical story of Samson). Southern France (probably Toulouse), c. 1300-1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 30v. [bl.uk]

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babbitman

December 5, 2016 at 9:39 am Reply

That’s Yoda! And he was definitely extremely old! 🙂

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