mǣd-mǣwect

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mǣd-mǣwect, n: the mowing of a meadow. (MAED-MAE-wekt / ˈmæːd-ˌmæː-wɛkt)

Medieval manuscript image of two rabbits in a field of flowers, one of them grazing while the other sits alert.
Cocharelli Codex; Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-c. 1340; British Library, Add MS 28841, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

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