hǣrihte

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hǣrihte, adj: hairy. (HA-ri-h’teh / ˈhæː-ɹih-tɛ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman clothed in her own hair, which drapes over her arms and even covers her feet. She hands some fruit to a monkey who sits in a tree.
Mary of Egypt in the Smithfield Decretals. S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 275r. [bl.uk]

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