līðan

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līðan, adj: to go (generally by sea), sail. (LEE-than / ˈliː-θan)

Medieval manuscript image of two men on a sailboat with a giant fish flying overhead. Both men are pointing at the fish: one man, seated, holds the rudder, while the other clutches the bow.
Worksop Bestiary; England (Lincoln? York?), c. 1185; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 69r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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