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stān, m.n: stone, rock. (STAHN / ˈstaːn)

Medieval manuscript illustration of four orange circles within a frame; the upper two are placed far apart from each other and resemble donuts, while the bottom two sit close to each other with rays of light coming off of them like little suns.
Fire stones in a bestiary; France, c. 1240; Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, MS 14, f. 85r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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