heorþ

heorþ, m.n: hearth, fireplace; home, household. (HEH-orth / ˈhɛɔrθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a castle warming his hands near the fireplace.
Lancelot du Lac. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), c. 1316. British Library, Add MS 10293, f. 187v. [bl.uk]

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