healm

healm, n.n: haulm, straw. (HEH-alm / ˈhɛalm)

Medieval manuscript image of people cutting, gathering and carrying grain in bundles under the direction of a field hand.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 17v. [themorgan.org]

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