stān-wyrhta

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stān-wyrhta, m.n: stonemason. (STAHN-WUER-h’ta / ˈstaːn-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of five people working on the top of a tower, standing on scaffolding and holding various tools; blocks of stone are being laid out at the top.
Egerton Genesis Picture Book; England, c. 1350-1375; British Library, Egerton MS 1894, f. 5v. [bl.uk]

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