cȳse-hwæg

cȳse-hwæg, n.n: cheese whey. (CHUE-zuh-H’WAIE / ˈtʃyː-zə-ˌhwæj)

Medieval manuscript image of a man carrying a dish with a wheel of cheese and a woman kneeling beside a large cauldron, stirring its milky contents over a fire; another man sits eating, watched by a large dog lying on the floor.
Tacuinum sanitatis; N Italy (Lombardy), late 14th century; Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 4182, folio unknown. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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