wyrhta

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wyrhta, m.n: worker, labourer; maker, creator. (WUER-h’ta / ˈwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a hooded man holding a spade, rod and pruning hook.
The Moralised Game of Chess; France (Paris?), early 15th century; British Library, Royal 19 C XI, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

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