gliew-mēden

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gliew-mēden, n.n: a glee-maiden, female musician. (GLIH-ew-MAY-den)

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Woman playing a harp in the Codex Manesse. Zurich, c. 1300-c. 1340. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 412r. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]

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