ge-speornan

ge-speornan, wk.v: to tread upon, perch. (yeh-SPEH-or-nahn / jɛ-ˈspɛɔr-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of a long-necked bird, possibly a crane, perching on the end of a foliate bar.
Psalter; Netherlands (probably Utrecht), c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.34, f. 83r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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