wēsten-setla

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wēsten-setla, m.n: wilderness-dweller, hermit, anchorite. (WAY-sten-SET-la / ˈweː-stɛn-ˌsɛt-la)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bringing a letter to a black-robed hermit in a cave; a tree and the hermit’s food vessels are nearby.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 136r. [bl.uk]

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