cēn

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cēn, m.n: a torch; name of the C-rune ᚳ. (CHAIN / ˈ tʃeːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a monk looking up with a torch in his hand.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert. N England (Durham), late 12th century. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 74v. [bl.uk]

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