gyst

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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