hǣmed-ceorl

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hǣmed-ceorl, m.n: a married man. (HAM-ed-CHAY-orl)

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Detail of groom. Miniature on vellum by Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna, 1350s. Washington, DC, Rosenwald Collection 1961.17.5. [nga.gov]

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