on-fæðmness

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on-fæðmness, f.n: an embrace. (ON-FAE-thum-ness / ˈɔn-ˌfæ-θəm-nɛs)

It’s International Hug a Medievalist Day!

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Scene from the life of David in the Morgan Picture Bible. Northern France, c. 1250. The G. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig I, f. 6r. [getty.edu]

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