þurh-spēdig

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þurh-spēdig, adj: very wealthy. (THUR’H-SPAY-dih / ˈθʌrx-ˌspeː-dɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three men in gold crowns and one in a mitre sitting at a table spread with a white tablecloth and laden with luxurious golden dishes.
King Charles V’s feast in Grandes chroniques de France; France (Paris), c. 1375-80; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. fr. 2813, f. 473v. [blogs.getty.edu]

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