ge-mēðgian

ge-mēðgian, wk.v: to weary, fatigue, impair. (yeh-MAITH-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈmeːθ-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an elephant carrying a castle with four men on its back.
Bestiary. England, 13th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3630, f. 77r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

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