ge-byhþ

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ge-byhþ, f.n: dwelling, abode. (yeh-BUE’HTH / jɛ-ˈbyxθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a person standing inside a building that has four columns, two of which are draped with ceiling-to-floor curtains, and a door that looks too small for the person.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 27v. [bl.uk]

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