ge-fætnian

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ge-fætnian, wk.v: to fatten, anoint. (yeh-VAT-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈvæt-nɪ-an)

Medieval historiated letter D, inside of which is a young man wearing a crown and holding a sceptre who is having some liquid poured onto his head by a haloed man; an angel looks on.
Psalter-Hours; France (Paris), 1228-1234; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.153, f. 55r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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